August 22, (THEWILL) – The vice presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, has said that Nigerians will not vote “pretentious politicians” but a candidate like Bola Tinubu, who possesses the capacity to replicate the “wonders” in Lagos and Borno states as president.
Shettima, who attended the 2022 Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos in place of Tinubu, took a swipe at those he called “pretentious politicians” who often speak nice but end up underwhelmingly performing after ascending positions of authority.
The conference with the theme ‘Bold Transitions’, which began on Monday and will run until August 26, provided the platform for leading presidential candidates to discuss key solutions to myriad of challenges facing the country as the campaign season draws closer.
Speaking during the panel session moderated by former NBA president, Olisa Agbakoba, Shettima said, “Nigerians have the capability to see through the worn-out rhetoric and sophistry of pretentious politicians. Nigerians should follow the man wey(sic) know the road.
“From day one, we will hit the ground running. We’ll promptly address the issue of the economy, ecology, and security,” he stated.
Shettima was the former governor of Borno State. The state, as an epicentre of terror attacks since 2009, has witnessed huge human flight, closure of schools, destruction of infrastructure as well as increasing spate of kidnapping and deaths of more than 40,000 people, with 2.2 million people displaced across the northeast region according reports by humanitarian agencies.
But Shettima, who pointed out his achievements as governor in Borno, said, “I built some of the best schools in Nigeria. Go to Borno and see wonders; you will never believe that it is a state in a state of war.
“And we have the antecedents. We are going to replicate our achievements in Lagos, in Borno and some of the frontline states so that our nation will be a better place. The fundamental issue is pure leadership.”
