By Idris Saidu
365Daily – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has hailed the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, for choosing Sen. Kashim Shettima as his running mate.
Shettima, a serving Senator representing Borno Central, was Governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019.
Zulum stated: “I received with the greatest joy, the announcement of my mentor, Sen. Kashim Shettima, as the Vice Presidential candidate of our party, the APC and insha’Allah, the next Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Shettima’s choice is very personal to me. We shall campaign vigorously, work day and night, to collectively secure overwhelming victory for the APC in 2023, insha’Allah,” Zulum said.
Describing Shettima as a patriotic person who believes in the unity of Nigeria, Zulum recalled that as someone with deep knowledge of economy, Shettima predicted the fall in oil revenue and value of naira which prompted him to import agricultural products with over N30 billion, making Borno to be one of the richest states in terms of agricultural machinery.
The Governor expressed the gratitude of the people of Borno to President Muhammadu Buhari for his leadership and support for the choice of Shettima as running mate.