Shettima Says He Will Retire Atiku To Fombina To Rear Goats

Eko Hot Blog reports that Vice President Kashim Shettima has joked about retiring former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to Fombina, a region in northeastern Nigeria, to rear goats.

Shettima made the joke while addressing reporters outside the courtroom where he had spent over 12 hours. He was responding to a question about whether he would still fulfill his vow of retiring Atiku as stated during the campaign.

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“Atiku Abubakar is an elder statesman that I hold in very high esteem,” Shettima said. “And anybody who knows the social cultural interaction between the Fulanis and the Kanuris in the North will know that I have the liberty to haul all insults at him and he will bear.”

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“We are not going to retire him to Dubai or Morocco,” Shettima continued. “I will retire him to Fombina, I will buy him goats, broilers and layers so that he can spend his days rearing goats and broilers.”

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