Vice President Kashim Shettima has criticised former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his declare that former President Muhammadu Buhari promised him the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket in 2023 however reneged on the settlement.
Shettima described the allegation as inappropriate and disrespectful to the reminiscence of the late president, questioning why somebody who served in Buhari’s cupboard for eight years would make such claims after his dying.
The Vice President spoke in Hausa on Tuesday on the APC presidential marketing campaign rally in Dutse, Jigawa State, the place he urged the folks of the state and the North to assist President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
Shettima additionally contrasted Tinubu’s loyalty to Buhari with what he described as Amaechi’s betrayal, recalling the position the President performed in supporting Northern presidential candidates at completely different occasions.
He mentioned, “Given the history of this country and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership, nobody should come forward and make inappropriate or disrespectful statements about former President Muhammadu Buhari.”
Shettima additionally recalled Tinubu’s political assist for Northern presidential candidates, together with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in 2007, former anti-corruption chief Nuhu Ribadu in 2011 and Buhari within the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections.
He argued that Buhari may not have gained the 2 elections with out Tinubu’s assist.
“When Obasanjo pushed Atiku in 2007, Tinubu gave him a platform to contest. Even in 2011, Tinubu gave another Northerner, Nuhu Ribadu, a platform to contest. He supported Buhari in 2015 and 2019. Buhari couldn’t have won both times if not for Tinubu,” he mentioned.
The Vice President additional recalled that when Buhari was receiving medical therapy within the United Kingdom, Tinubu despatched him to go to the previous president on the hospital.
He mentioned Tinubu additionally directed him to make sure that Buhari’s stays have been introduced from the United Kingdom to Daura, Katsina State, for burial after his dying.
Shettima urged the folks of the North to reciprocate Tinubu’s political assist by giving him their votes within the forthcoming presidential election.
“We Northerners are known to keep our word and promises. Let us repay Tinubu with our votes in January,” he mentioned.
The Vice President additionally declared that former governors of Jigawa State, together with Sule Lamido, Saminu Turaki and Abubakar Badaru, have been supporting Tinubu’s re-election bid.
He mentioned different political leaders and ministers who served beneath the earlier administration have been additionally backing the President.
Shettima maintained that Tinubu had demonstrated his dedication to the North by way of his assist for Northern politicians at completely different occasions and urged the folks of the area to face by him in 2027.
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