I will not be pressured into dropping Shettima as my running mate – Tinubu
I will not be pressured into dropping Shettima as my running mate – Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has stated that he would not be pressured into dropping Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate.
The former Lagos State Governor made this known through the spokesman of the Bola Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday.
Speaking with newsmen, Onanuga stated that Bola Tinubu would not be pressured into replacing the former Borno Governor.
In his words, “That is not possible. There is nothing like that going on in our camp. We have seen this move before, all these campaigns to pitch us against fellow Nigerians. It happened in 1993, and the result was clear. There was pressure from several quarters for MKO Abiola to drop Babagana Kingibe because of his Muslim background.
“I pray people will come back to their senses to discover that what they should be looking at is not religion but competence of the candidate to deliver and take the country to a greater height.”
Meanwhile, 28 coalitions have rejected the choice of the former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the party for the 2023 Presidential election.
The APC Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday in Katsina State announced Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate. But yesterday, the coalitions rejected the nomination in a joint statement signed by their leaders.
They are: IgweUde-umanta, Convener Coalition of APC Youth Group, Solomon Adodo, President National Youth Council of Nigeria, MallamSuleimanMusa, Convener Coalition of Northern Youth Leaders, High Chief Jator Abido, President Niger Delta Youth Council, Hon. Mohammed Garba Yahaya, Director General, EL-DABI SupportGroups, HajiaZainab Sule, President APC Women and Youth Grassroots Forum and Comrd. Prince Miaphen, President Middle Belt Youth Vanguard and others.
