Shehu Sani: What I Know About Shettima and Boko Haram Insurgents
- Shehu Sani has revealed everything he knows about Kashim Shettima and the emergence of Boko Haram
- According to the Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, his experience in tackling the Boko Haram monster can be useful
- Recall that many Nigerians are not happy with Shettima's emergence as Bola Tinubu's running mate
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Shehu Sani has rejected reports linking former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima to the emergence of Boko Haram.
Recall that Shettima was recently announced as the running mate of the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Shettima was a two-term governor of Borno State, the epicentre of Boko Haram insurgency.
But the emergence of the terror group 2009 and its plunge into terrorism predated his tenure which began in 2011.
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The former Kaduna state senator in a statement insisted that since Nigeria’s most important challenge is security, Shettima’s experience in tackling Boko Haram “can be useful and is very much needed.”
He said:
“Those who are aggrieved over the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling party have the constitutional right to express their objections.
“However, the remarks that trailed the ticket, including insinuations and allegations linking Shettima to the formation, growth and deadly destruction by the Boko Haram group is condemnable and mischievous.
Sani, who was a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kaduna State, said though, he’s not a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), he witnessed the effort of Shettima at addressing insurgency when he governed Borno State.
“Shettima as the Governor of Borno State invested time, energy and the resources of Borno State in combating, containing and curtailing the activities of the terrorist group.
“Shettima has no hand in the abduction of the Chibok girls. He has done more than anyone in contributing and supporting the operations of the Army and other security agencies in protecting the people of Borno state and by extension Nigeria.
“As a stakeholder and former Chairman Senate Committee on the Humanitarian Crisis in the North East, I’m privy to the fact that Shettima attracted massive presence and intervention of international NGOs and donor countries to the humanitarian situation in Borno.
“I’m not a member of the ruling party, but the truth is that other than issues of religion, he is better qualified in terms of competence than many who were paraded.
“Religion is a sensitive matter in Nigeria; other than that, Nigeria’s most important challenge is security, Shettima’s experience can be useful and is very much needed.”
CAN speaks on APC’s Muslim/Muslim tickets, describes it as “monster”
Meanwhile, the Kaduna state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) described the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a monster.
According to Vanguard, the state chairman of the Christian body, John Hayab, in a statement on Monday, July 11, alleged that the decision was against what the constitution expected.
Hayab, in the statement, said that the federal character framework was specifically designed to remove bias against any tribe in government, stressing that it is designed to command national unity and promote "national loyalty".
He maintained that the objective of federal character is "to ensure the principle that all public service institutions fairly reflect the linguistic, religious, ethnic, and geographic diversity of the country."
2023: CAN Rejects Tinubu's Choice of Muslim Running Mate
The choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as the running mate to Bola Tinubu continues to generate reactions across the country.
The Christian Association of Nigeria says Tinubu's decision to settle for a fellow Muslim was wrong.
The Christian body further stated that with such a decision, the safety of Christians in the country could no longer be guaranteed.
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