The possibility that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu might bow to pressure to change his running mate was erased on Friday when he proceeded to submit Senator Kashim Shettima’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC).
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that a source within Tinubu’s camp disclosed to the press that hours to INEC’s deadline, Tinubu submitted Shettima’s name.
Recall that massive criticism had trailed the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 election to opt for a Muslim-Muslim ticket. Nevertheless, the former Lagos State governor has shunned critics to stick with his choice of Shettima.
Shettima himself waded into the controversy on Friday, asking people to remember that Tinubu’s wife of four decades, Oluremi, is a practicing Christian, and a pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). The two-term Borno State governor also dismissed the notion that Tinubu has the intention of Islamising Nigeria.
