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<p>Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday launched a 25-year development blueprint, Vision 2050, aimed at boosting economic growth in Nigeria’s South-East region.</p>
<p>Speaking at the South-East Vision 2050 Regional Stakeholders’ Forum in Enugu, Shettima said the initiative marked a shift from short-term governance cycles toward long-term, structured regional planning.</p><div class="DtIGVffA" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>This was contained in a statement posted on X and signed by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha.</p>
<p>He also announced the establishment of the South East Investment Company Limited, approved by President Bola Tinubu, to mobilise resources from the diaspora, capital markets, and development finance institutions for the region’s infrastructure and industrial development.</p>
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<p>“This forum reflects foresight, responsibility, and a shared understanding that the future is not something we wait for, but something we must deliberately design.</p>
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<p>“In recognition of the distinctive character of the South-East, its entrepreneurial spirit, its global diaspora, and its long-standing relationship with international capital, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the establishment of the South East Investment Company Limited,” Shettima said.</p>
<p>He added that the company would work alongside the South-East Development Commission to address infrastructure gaps and drive regional competitiveness.</p>
<p>Shettima stressed that the SEDC was conceived as a delivery-focused institution rather than a bureaucratic body, with the aim of creating jobs, boosting productivity, and generating tangible economic outcomes.</p>
<p>“Let me be clear. This is not another layer of bureaucracy. It is a delivery institution, focused on tangible outcomes that translate into jobs, productivity, and growth,” he stated.</p>
<p>Governors from the region, including Peter Mbah (Enugu), Alex Otti (Abia), Charles Soludo (Anambra), and Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), pledged their support for Vision 2050 and highlighted their respective states’ ongoing development initiatives.</p>
<p>The forum also drew representatives of the diaspora, civil society, private sector and development partners.</p>
<p>Shettima particularly acknowledged Umu Igbo Unite, a US-based network of over 10,000 young professionals, emphasising that regional development would require collaboration at home and abroad.</p>
<p>Officials of the United Nations Development Programme, federal ministries and corporate bodies were present to share insights on long-term regional planning, industrialisation, and infrastructure development.</p>
<p>Shettima concluded that sustainable regional growth required deliberate action, strong institutional coordination, and active engagement from all stakeholders.</p>
<p>The Vice President toured an exhibition gallery organised by the National Council for Arts and Culture, highlighting South-East cultural and economic potentials.</p>
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