Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno, says it will be
“catastrophic” for the All Progressives Congress (APC) if Bola Tinubu, former
Lagos governor, isn’t elected as the party’s presidential candidate.
He said this on Friday, while featuring on a programme on
TVC.
“We are in a democratic situation but I’m afraid it might be
catastrophic for the party. I’m not a prophet of doom; I’m an internal
optimist. We have done our own bidding and by God’s grace, our candidate will
emerge as the presidential flagbearer of the APC in the next 72 hours,” he said.
“It is not a subject of dispute but a question of time. He
has paid the price, and yesterday in Abeokuta, he made some remarks that were
deliberately distorted and quoted out of context.
“Whether they are
willing to admit it or not, he played a pivotal role not only in the emergence
of President Muhammadu Buhari as the candidate of the APC, but in the ultimate
election in 2015.”
The former Borno governor added that if Buhari will endorse
any candidate, it would be Tinubu.
“He is the president of this country. His input is highly
essential. We respect and adore him, but we believe at the end of the day, the
president is a democrat and he will align himself with the aspirations of his
party members,” Shettima said.
“People are
underrating the president a great deal and they are equally underrating the
depth of his friendship with asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. They have come a long
way. The president is a man of honour who is being grossly underrated.
“The President Buhari I know sufficiently, if at all the
president is going to endorse anyone, that person is going to be asiwaju Bola
Ahmed Tinubu. Forget about all the charlatans and distractions and political
contractors.”
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