Vice President Kashim Shettima has set the record straight, stating that President Bola Tinubu has shown no signs of discrimination against the North and is instead focused on promoting unity and development.
Shettima has dispelled the notion that President Bola Tinubu intends to hinder the progress of Northern Nigeria, instead revealing that the President has a genuine and sincere commitment to the region’s development and prosperity.
During a condolence visit from a Federal Government delegation, led by Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday, Vice President Kashim Shettima made the remark in response to the delegation’s condolences on the loss of his mother-in-law.
He said that the President is never working against the North, noting that to show concerns with what is happening in the region, Tinubu appointed the two Ministers of Defence,Chief of Defence Staff, and the Chairman of the Police Service Commission from the North.
“At an appropriate time, we will lay out facts that the President is not against the North as it is being championed by some disgruntled elements who always want to cause disaffection between government and the citizens,” he said.
Vice President Shettima also expressed that President Tinubu has a genuine vision for the country’s prosperity, and encouraged Nigerians to unite in support of the President to enable him to accomplish his goals of transforming Nigeria into a great nation.
“This is not a game of apportioning blame but a game of making Nigeria work, and if Nigeria works, Africa works. We have moved beyond politics, we are now in the act of governance, we must be seen doing what will help us all,” he said.
He spoke of how the Kano State Government stood by him as he lost his mother-in-law, saying that the action of the government showed that “what binds us together is much greater than what divides us.”
