Kashim Shettima, the
vice-president-elect, says there is no plot by the incoming administration of
Bola Tinubu to Islamise Nigeria.
Speaking on Saturday at the
inauguration lecture in Abuja, Shettima said Tinubu, the president-elect, who
has not Islamised his family cannot do so to the country.
In the build-up to the February
elections, the issue of religion elicited varied reactions after Tinubu, a
Muslim from the south-west, picked another Muslim – Shettima from the
north-east – as his running mate.
The Muslim-Muslim presidential
ticket sparked controversy.
Reacting to the Muslim-Muslim
ticket argument, Shettima said he deliberately picked an Igbo man, who is a Catholic,
as his chief security officer and a northern Christian as his aide de camp for
the purpose of togetherness.
‘I was a child of necessity,
there is no Islamisation agenda. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a Muslim who is
married to a Christian, not only a Christian but a pastor in the Redeemed
Christian Church of God,” he said.
“Someone who has not Islamised
his family, people are alluding that he has the intention to Islamise the
nation.
“Politics is about perception. As we begin the
formation of a new administration, I deliberately picked an Igbo man, a
Catholic, to be my chief security officer.
“For the purpose of inclusivity
and togetherness, again I deliberately picked a northern Christian to be my
ADC. So the so-called founder of Boko Haram is going to be protected by….”
Speaking further, the former
Borno governor said the incoming Tinubu administration understands the
seriousness of the work ahead, adding that they are ready to serve Nigerians.
“We are to serve. We are to
listen. We are here to be held accountable. We are not sent on an evangelical
mission. Therefore, like every mortal, we may stumble here and there. None of
these mistakes could be intentional,” he added.
“We shall never be oblivious of the
impermanence of this power and we acknowledge that we shall be judged by man
and God.”
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You made a mistake, you could have picked one of them a Muslim from the north central. Remember what happened to Sardauna of Sokoto when he picked Nzegu as his orderly.
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