The national chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has endorsed the selection of Senator Kashim Shettima as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the party. According to a Guardian newspaper report, Senator Adamu described Shettima’s emergence as as the work and will of God.
Adamu to Christians: “Don’t be alarmed” Senator Adamu however assured agitating Christians that there is no cause for alarm.
It was gathered that, Senator Adamu made his position known on Wednesday, July 13 while on a courtesy visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, alongside the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). According to the APC national chairman, the visit to the President was to brief President Buhari on what transpired in Osun State on Tuesday during the party’s governorship mega campaign. While speaking on the emergence of Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate, he revealed that the party went through a rigorous practical assignment on the selection process before arriving at the Muslim-Muslim ticket. He described Senator Kashim Shettima as a Nigerian who doesn’t need to be either Muslim or Christian before being selected as running mate to a presidential candidate. While appreciating Christians in the country for showing interest in the Muslim-Muslim ticket, Adamu asked citizens to face the realities of the country’s policies.
