As the 2023 election approaches, the presidential flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Sunday said he picked former Governor of Borno State, Kasim Shettima, as his running mate solely because of “national growth and development”.
The former Lagos State governor disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
There had been agitations against the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, but Tinubu defied those antagonism to pick Shettima.
According to Tinubu, he prioritised national growth and development above “religious sentiments” in picking his running mate.
Tinubu said Shettima’s career in politics and beyond shows that “he is eminently qualified not only to deliver that all-important electoral victory”.
The APC presidential candidate recalled that in 1993, Nigerians embraced Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola (MKO) Abiola and a fellow Muslim running mate, Baba Gana Kingibe, in “one of our fairest elections ever held”.
He explained that if we truly understood the challenges upon Nigeria, citizens would place competence in governance above religious sentiment.
“The spirit of 1993 is upon us again in 2023,” he added.
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