The Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima has revealed his principal, Bola Tinubu’s take on an agenda to Islamise Nigeria.
Shettima addressed Nigerians on Saturday following continued mixed interpretations from the citizens after Tinubu announced him as his running mate in 2022.
Some groups and individuals alleged that the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) could be a ploy to Islamise Nigeria.
The Vice President-elect speaking at a lecture in Abuja–forming part of the events around Tinubu’s inauguration on May 29, said there was no agenda to Islamise Nigeria.
According to him, his principal, a Muslim was married to a Christian and pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
Shettima said:
“I was a child of necessity, there is no Islamisation agenda. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a Muslim who is married to a Christian, not only a Christian but a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
“Someone who has not Islamised his family, people are alluding that he has the intention to Islamise the nation.”
The Vice President-elect revealed that his Chief Security Officer was an Igbo man of the Catholic faith whom he deliberately picked.
Also, he stated he choose his security aide -a Northerner to be his Aide De Camp (ADC) due to his belief in togetherness and inclusivity.
He said:
“Politics is about perception. As we begin the formation of a new administration, I deliberately picked an Igbo man, a Catholic, to be my Chief Security Officer.
“For the purpose of inclusivity and togetherness, again I deliberately picked a Northern Christian to be my ADC. So the so-called founder of Boko Haram is going to be protected by…”
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