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2023: Tinubu Reveals How Buhari Influenced Shettima’s Emergence As His Running Mate

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Oct 31, 2022.

Tinubu has revealed how Buhari influenced Shettima’s emergence as his running mate.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has praised the democratic credentials of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaking on Sunday in Akure, Ondo State at the residence of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, Tinubu disclosed Buhari’s response when he approached him about choosing a running mate for 2023.

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According to the former Lagos State Governor, he had requested Buhari to nominate his running mate but the President declined and rather gave him the free hand to choose whoever he wants.

Tinubu revealed that it was after the particular conversation that he opted for Senator Kashim Shettima based on his record of protecting Christians in Borno State when he was the Governor.

The APC candidate said: “The president said I gave him credibility and I deserved to be President. When I asked him to nominate the Vice Presidential candidate, he said I should pick whoever I wanted and it is the reason I chose a competent man in Kashim Shettima who has never lost any election. I particularly went for him because he had protected Christians in times of trouble in his state.”

During the visit, it was gathered that the Afenifere leaders urged Tinubu to be a truly Nigerian President if he emerges in 2023 but should never forget his roots as a Yoruba man.

Speaking, the immediate past General Secretary of Afenifere, Chief Seinde Arogbofa listed some of their demands as restructuring, security, and the economy.

He said to Tinubu: “You are not just a Yoruba man but a Nigerian. When you become president, take Nigeria into consideration in all you do, but never forget home.