2023: How I Emerged Tinubu’s Running Mate – Shettima

Senator Kashim Shettima has revealed how he emerged Bola Tinubu’s running mate.

The Nation reports that the All Progressives Congress vice presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima has offered insights into how he emerged the running mate to the presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

In his acceptance speech, Shettima said his emergence “isn’t an imposition but an outcome of democracy at its practical best and based on the aggregation of the ideas and insights.’’

He argued: “If this were an unpopular option, as the cast of partisan provocateurs has attempted to paint, there wouldn’t have been the tonnes of goodwill messages, especially from distinguished Christians, from all over the country. This ticket is a Nigerian project, not a sectional agenda, that the frightened camps have been struggling to sensationalize.

“My emergence as the running mate of the inimitable Jagaban Borgu, is based on the party’s very forthright assessment of the threats ahead and I’m most honoured by the consensus of the distinguished stakeholders of our party, to trust me, with representing the nation’s interests, under the leadership of the very sage, the youths all over our country, fondly refer to as “City Boy” in honour of his cosmopolitan profile.’’

He added: “I’m sincerely proud of the rational citizens, who view this, as nothing but a pragmatic permutation, to defeat our opponents at the polls and based on acknowledgement and implementation of the candid perspectives of our Christian brothers and sisters in the APC, who, like us, are bound by the passion for us to retain power, to deepen the delivery of unifying and transformative governance, to Nigerians.”

He promised to work with commitment for all Nigerians, especially the youths and gave a firm assurance, that no discrimination of any form will arise from the alliance for the deepening of democracy.

According to him: ‘’I want to assure our teeming supporters that, in the coming days, we will be rolling out our plans for a greater Nigeria, and pointing towards the bright future that we envisage; and away from the destination of those with nothing, but mudslinging to market, as the reason they deserve to be elected. Such hollow strategies shouldn’t be the ideals of a nation, yearning for an experienced and documented visionary, like Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the wheels.”