By | Goodluck E. Adubazi, Abuja
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of repeatedly making unfulfilled promises over the proposed Ibom Deep Sea Port project in Akwa Ibom State, questioning why President Bola Tinubu is again promising to construct a project that had earlier received Federal Government approval.
The party described Tinubu’s latest commitment as another round of political promises, alleging that the APC was using the multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project as a campaign tool to win the confidence of Akwa Ibom residents.
In a statement issued on Sunday, November 8, 2026, and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, Esq., the NDC recalled that the Federal Executive Council (FEC), under former President Muhammadu Buhari, approved the implementation of the first phase of the $4.6 billion Ibom Deep Sea Port project on December 16, 2020.
According to the party, the approval identified Bollore/Power China as the preferred bidder and was expected to pave the way for the commencement of construction.
The NDC also recalled that Tinubu, while campaigning as the APC presidential candidate at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, on January 30, 2023, promised to build the seaport.
The party quoted Tinubu as telling supporters: “We will do mechanised farming. We will export food from Akwa Ibom. We will build your seaport.”
It, however, expressed disappointment that more than three years after the promise, the project had yet to be delivered.
The party said Tinubu’s renewed pledge on Friday, November 6, 2026, to construct the Ibom Deep Sea Port raised questions about the status of the previous approval and the administration’s commitment to delivering the project.
“What a hocus-pocus, what hogwash, and what barefaced lies and shenanigans of a rudderless party! How many times will the APC approve the Ibom Deep Sea Port?” the statement queried.
The NDC further accused the APC of prioritising campaign rhetoric over tangible development, drawing a comparison between the unfulfilled seaport promise and Nigerians’ continued expectations of uninterrupted electricity supply.
It argued that, just as Nigerians were waiting for improved electricity supply, Akwa Ibom residents were still awaiting the actualisation of the long-promised deep seaport.
Calling on Nigerians to reject what it described as the APC’s politics of deception, the party urged voters to support an alternative political direction.
“Nigerians must shine their eyes and dump the APC into the abyss of socio-political irrelevance and make a new Nigeria possible,” it declared.
The party concluded with its political message: “Indeed, a New Nigeria is possible with NDC.”
