APC unveils Shettima as party’s vice presidential candidate

The All Progressives’ Congress, APC, has unveiled senator Kashim Shettima as its vice presidential candidate for 2023 general elections.

The event, which held at the Shehu Yar’adua center in Abuja, has in attendance the party’s presidential candidate and ex-Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, and other chieftains.

In his acceptance speech, Shettima asked Nigerian to place competence above ethnics or religious sentiment.

Shettima called for peace and unity as the country heads to the general elections.

In his remark, Adamu described the APC presidential candidate as a detribalized Nigerian who has carried everyone along irrespective of their ethnic and political differences.

He commended Tinubu for his choice of Shettima, thus following the path of the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election, Moshood Abiola who picked Babagana Kingibe as his running mate.

Extolling the virtues of the ex-Lagos State Governor, the APC Chairman said Tinubu can be trusted to run an all-inclusive government if elected as President in the 2023 general elections.

APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu said himself and Shettima ticket brings hope to Nigerians.

Tinubu said he consulted widely before arriving the choice of Kashim Shettima was guided by competence after wide consultation.