APC Governors Approves Tinubu-Shettima Ticket
The 22 Governors under the platform of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) have expressed delight with the choice of Senator Kassim Shettima as the running mate to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 general election.
This was made known by the governors after 10 of them paid Sallah homage to President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Daura Katsina.
The governors after a closed door meeting with the president said they were pleased with the decision to pick Shettima as the vice presidential candidate of the party, describing him as one of Nigeria’s finest.
This appears to be a sharp contrast to an earlier media report that some of the APC governors were unhappy with the announcement of Shettima as the vice presidential candidate by Bola Tinubu and had scheduled to meet with President Buhari in Daura to formally register their displeasure before taking the next step.
The Governors who made the trip include Aminu Masari of Katsina, Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, Abubakar Bello of Niger, Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, Simon Lalong of Plateau and Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa.
Governor Bagudu, while addressing journalists after the meeting, said a Tinubu-Shettima presidency will complement all the achievements of the last seven years under President Muhammadu Buhari.
Bagudu further revealed that the APC Governors Forum is working hard to win the upcoming Osun governorship election.
