Ọ̀gá mi, kí ni àwọn ìsapá tí ẹ̀yin yóò ṣe tí ẹ bá di Ààrẹ Nàìjíríà sí Ọ̀gbàgbà Baro tí ó wà ní Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Agaie lábẹ́ ìpínlẹ̀ Niger, Nàìjíríà. Sùgbọ́n, wọ́n ti fi í sílẹ̀ láìbìkítà láti ìgbà tí Ààrẹ Yar'adua tẹ́lẹ̀rí kúrò ní ipò, nígbà tí Buhari sì dé ó sì tún wá pẹ̀lú àwọn ìlérí ète tí kò ní ìpìlẹ̀ ní ọdún 2019

I hear you clearly, and I understand the frustration. A project that has been sitting half-finished for this long, after dredging work was substantially completed, is exactly the kind of waste my administration will not tolerate.

I cannot give you a specific plan for Baro Port today, because I have not set one out. What I can tell you is the approach I will bring to ports and infrastructure generally, and it applies fully to Niger State and to the rest of the country.

I will build an integrated national infrastructure system that connects roads, rail, ports, air, and waterways, so they work together to support trade, agriculture, industry, and exports, rather than standing as isolated, abandoned projects. I will bring in private investors to finance development with their own capital, while government provides targeted incentives, including tax concessions where appropriate. This way, we can complete and operate infrastructure, create jobs, and grow the economy without piling up more debt or taxing citizens excessively.

I know what it means to see a government announce a project and then abandon it. That is not the kind of government I intend to run. The purpose of government is not merely to announce reforms, it is to make life better for the people who were promised them.