Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, made the “wisest choice” by choosing Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2023 elections.
Tinubu had in Daura, Katsina State announced his choice of running mate when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari.
During the Sallah visit on Sunday, Tinubu named as his vice presidential candidate Shettima, who has served as Senator for Borno Central Senatorial District since 2019 and as Governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019.
Zulum described Shettima as a politician with a “very deep understanding of our country”.
He said: “I receive with the greatest joy, the announcement of my mentor, Senator Kashim Shettima as the Vice Presidential candidate of our party, the APC and insha’Allah, the next Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Shettima’s choice is very personal to me. We shall campaign vigorously, work day and night, to collectively secure overwhelming victory for the APC in 2023, insha’Allah.”
The governor described Shettima as a patriotic person who believes in the unity of Nigeria and he has always proved it on many occasions.
He said he has more to say on Shettima but would reserved it for campaign.
He noted that as someone with deep knowledge of economy, Shettima predicted the fall in oil revenue and value of naira, which prompted him to import agricultural products with over N30 billion, making Borno to be one of the richest states in terms of agricultural machinery.
The governor expressed the gratitude of the people of Borno State to President Buhari for his leadership and support for the choice of Shettima as running mate.