Sen. Kashim Shettima, a vice presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023, has guaranteed Nigerians that they will have access to leaders with relevant expertise starting on May 29, 2023.
Shettima made this declaration during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Bar Association, according to a statement released by Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, on Monday in Abuja (NBA).
Sen. Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential contender for 2023 and a former two-term governor of Lagos State, was represented at the ceremony by the former two-term governor of Borno.
Onanuga quoted Shettima as saying at the event held in Lagos, that: “Our successes in Lagos and Borno shows we’ll hit the ground running immediately.
“The achievements of the party in Lagos, Borno and other states will be replicated across the country by Tinubu and Shettima.”
He said that when he was the state's governor, Borno saw significant advancements in education despite the security situation in the region's north and east.
Shettima continued by saying that Nigerians had the intelligence to get through the stale rhetoric and pretentious political sophistry.
He promised that, if Tinubu and Shettima were to win in 2023, they would get right to work and address the nation's economic, environmental, and security concerns.
“And we have the antecedents. I built some of the best schools in Nigeria. Go to Borno and see wonders; you will never believe that it is a state in a state of war.
“So, we are going to replicate our achievements in Lagos, in Borno and some of the frontline states so that our nation will be a better place.
“The fundamental issue is pure leadership,” Onanuga further quoted Shettima as saying.