President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will reply to Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate, Kashim Shettima’s speech when he is handing over to them in 2023.
According to a statement signed by Garba Shehu, the President’s aide on Media and Publicity, Buhari said this while receiving him and Tinubu at the presidential villa shortly after his unveiling on Wednesday.
Shettima was picked as the running mate to Tinubu, in a controversial Muslim-Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC and was unveiled before the party’s leadership.
“I will respond to your speech when I am handing over to you and your boss. God willing, you are going to win,” Buhari told Shettima.
This follows the words of the speech from Shettima during the visit.
The President added that he was very happy with the choice of the former Governor of Borno State as running mate.
“I wish you the best. Your consistency in the party is very respectful. You served your two terms as Governor and finished well.
You have kept touch with your base. At every important occasion or event, you are maintaining support for the one who succeeded you. This is commendable,” he said.
Nigerians had kicked against
Muslim-Muslim or Christian-Christian ticket, hence Tinubu’s decision to pick Shettima as his running mate was met with various reactions.
Some believe that competence should be the focus, while others argued that the nation’s current state does not need a same-faith presidency.
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