By: Ali Musa Biu- Maiduguri
The choice of former Governor of Borno State, now a Senator: Kashim Shettima as the Presidential running mate to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been described as the best for the All Progressives Congress, APC, against the 2023 Presidential elections.
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum stated while reacting to the unveiling of Shettima on Sunday, that, he has always wished for Shettima to get the deserved elevation.
A statement by the Governor, stated interalia, ” I received with the greatest joy, the announcement of my mentor, His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shettima as the Vice Presidential candidate of our party, the APC and insha’Allah, the next Vice President of the Federal Republic under His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, our incoming President, Bi’iznillah. It has been my greatest wish that HE Kashim Shettima gets this elevation that he so much deserves as one of Nigeria’s highly patriotic leaders”.
Zulum said, “For me, and I am sure for many leaders and members of the APC, Tinubu’s choice of HE Kashim Shettima is the wisest choice at this point in time”.
According to the Governor, “Shettima’s choice is very personal to me and together with our leaders and all stakeholders and members of the APC, we shall campaign vigorously, work day and night, to collectively secure overwhelming victory for the APC in 2023, insha’Allah”.
He further said he does not have the slightest doubt, that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has chosen a leader who has very deep understanding of Nigeria and its complexities. There is hardly any tribe in any of Nigeria’s 36 states and the FCT that Senator Kashim Shettima cannot knowledgeably speak about, Zulum noted.
“He knows the social, cultural, religious, economic and political structure of virtually all the 36 States and the FCT”.
Zulum believes, “Shettima is extremely patriotic. He believes so much in the unity of this country and he has proved it on a number of occasions”
While thanking all those who worked towards Senator Kashim Shettima’s emergence as the Vice Presidential candidate, the Governor called on all Nigerians to close ranks and work for the victory of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential ticket.
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