Photos Emerge as Vice president-elect Kashim Shettima Visits Buhari's Powerful Nephew

Photos Emerge as Vice president-elect Kashim Shettima Visits Buhari's Powerful Nephew

  • Keshim Shettima, the vice president-elect, visited Mamman Daura, a nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari, over the weekend
  • Mamman Daura hosted the vice-president-elect and former governor of Borno state at his residence
  • According to Shettima, Mallam Mamman Daura was his boss when they worked at the African International Bank

Over the weekend, Nigeria's vice-president-elect, Kashim Shettima, visited President Muhammadu Buhari's nephew.

Daily Trust reports that Shettima was at the residence of Mamman Daura, where he was hosted over the weekend.

Kashim Shettima, Mamman Daura, 2023 presidential election, vice-president-elect
Shettima visited Mamman Daura over the weekend. Photo: Kashim Shettima
Source: Twitter

In a post on his Twitter account, the vice-president-elect said he paid a courtesy visit to his boss, Durbin Daura.

He also noted that his relationship with Mamman Daura goes back three decades when he worked with the African International Bank (AIB).

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Shettima also noted that he worked at AIB as the head of the corporate banking department in the bank's branch in Kaduna.

According to him, at the time, Daura served as the chairman of the AIB board.

Shettima tweeted:

"I paid a courtesy visit to my father and former boss, Malam Mamman Daura (Durbin Daura).
"My relationship with Malam goes back nearly three decades when I worked with the African International Bank (AIB) as Head of Corporate Banking Department, Kaduna Branch, where he was Chairman of the Board.
"Allah ya kara ma Baba lafiya, ameen."

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Similarly, the vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima, held a closed-door meeting with the two former heads of state from Niger state.

On Thursday, Shettima met with former military President Ibrahim Babangida and ex-head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar.

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Addressing journalists after the meeting, Shettima said the two statesmen are beacons of hope for Nigeria, and Tinubu's presidency would need them.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that President Muhammadu Buhari conveyed a national council meeting amid fuel and naira scarcity hurting the country's people.

Former heads of state present were General Abdulsalami Abubakar and Yakubu Gowon, as well as former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The meeting was held two weeks before the presidential election and was the first of its kind in 2023.

Source: Legit.ng

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