Nine Governors elected on platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have declared their “total support” for Senator Kashim Shettima, the vice presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 polls.
This was after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in his Daura private residence, Katsina State, on Monday.
metrowatchxtra.com recalls that Tinubu had on Sunday announced Shettima, a fellow Muslim and ex-Borno governor as running mate after meeting with Buhari in Daura.
Although some of the APC Governors said Tinubu took them unaware, but they are now ready to support the party’s candidates as they would “consolidate on Buhari’s gains”.
The Governors expressed confidence in the combination of Tinubu and Shettima to ensure victory for the ruling party at the next year’s presidential election.
Addressing journalists after the meeting, Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) and Kebbi state governor, Abubakar Bagudu said: “We were pleasantly surprised when Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu announced in Daura on Sunday that Senator Kashim Ibrahim Shettima was the Vice Presidential candidate.
“We were happy that it is no less a person than Senator Shettima who was announced the Vice Presidential candidate.
“No doubt, Senator Shettima would complement the good qualities of Asiwaju Tinubu.
“We are very very happy at the choice. The two will complement each other and will surely consolidate on the achievements of the President in the past seven years.”
