Tinubu To Unveil Shettima As Running Mate On Wednesday July 20

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will formally unveil his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima on Wednesday July 20.

According to a statement signed by the APC National Organising Secretary, H.E. Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu, the venue of the event will be Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja by 11am.

The party extended invitation for the event to all members of the National Executive Committee, APC governors, the Federal executive council, members of the diplomatic community, among others.

Part of the statement reads, “The All Progressives Congress (APC) will formally unveil its Vice Presidential Candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, to the Nigerian public.

“All members of the National Executive Committee, Progressives Governors’ Forum, APC Caucus in the National Assembly, Federal Executive Council, diplomatic corps and presidential aspirants at the June 2022 Special National Convention, APC state chairmen, secretaries and organising secretaries are hereby invited to witness this landmark official unveiling of our great party’s vice presidential candidate.”

It would be recalled that the APC presidential flag bearer announced his vice presidential candidate on nine days ago at Daura the home town of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State during Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

Against all criticisms of the decision of the it being a Muslim-Muslim ticket, Tinubu said his choice of Shettima is based on his conviction that the for mer of Borno State is eminently qualified for the job.

Shettima who was a two-term governor of Borno State, is currently a senator representing Borno Central Senatorial District since 2019.