Tag: Kashim Shettima

2023: “With Shettima, Tinubu has made the wisest choice”, Says Zulum

Aminu Imam

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has hailed the choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections. According to the governor, for selecting his predecessor, Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate has made a good decision. According to a statement posted on his official Facebook page, he stated: “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. “Without the…

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Just In! Tinubu picks former Borno gov, Shettima as running mate

Aminu Imam

Reports indicate that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 polls, Bola Tinubu has confirmed Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate. It had earlier been reported that the vice presidential candidate will be unveiled to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the leader of the party, in his hometown in Daura, Katsina State on Sunday (today). President Buhari has been in Daura since Friday for the Eid-el Kabir celebration. Recall that Shettima played a lead role in the pre-presidential primaries campaign of Tinubu. Shettima, the representative of…

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2023 APC VP Slot: Tinubu pencils Zulum, Shettima, drops el-Rufa’i

Aminu Imam

…Aide debunks Asiwaju meeting with Wike The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, may in the next few days name either Governor Babagana Zulum, of Borno State, or his predecessor, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his running mate. With about 12 days to the July 15 deadline for political parties to submit the final names of their presidential candidates and running mates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), it was learnt that Tinubu, after a thorough consultation, settled for the…

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2023 Presidency: Some ‘Judas’ in South playing spoiler games – Shettima

Aminu Imam

Former Borno State governor, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said some ‘Judas Iscariot’ in the southern part of Nigeria are working against realisation of the power shift to the region ahead of the 2023 presidential election. This is coming as some Nigerians have argued that the next president after the incumbent, Muhammadu Buhari, who is from the North, must come from the South. However, with the emergence of former vice-president Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have…

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“Power should shift to the South in 2023” – ex-Borno Gov. Shettima

Aminu Imam

The immediate-past governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, has called for a power shift to the South in 2023. He said this yesterday, during the public presentation of a book tagged: “Standing for The Truth With Courage”, published by Chairman of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s (TETFund) Research and Development Standing Committee, Prof. Emeritus Njidda Mamadu Gadzama. “I believe in equity, justice and fairness. After power has resided in the North for eight years, there is a need for a power shift to the South,” Shettima said. He blamed selfish…

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Hold Senator Kashim Shettima responsible for worsening insecurity in North-East – Group

Aminu Imam

The North-East Peace Congress (NEPC) says ex-Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, should be blamed for the worsening insecurity in the region. According to the group, the Borno Central lawmaker championed the call for the removal of the immediate past Service Chiefs, a move it says has resulted in calamity. Since the retirement of the former military heads in January, the insecurity across the nation has deteriorated. From insurgency in the North-East, a new wave of kidnapping is the day’s order in the North-West and North-Central while secessionist has taken the…

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