2023: Why I chose Shettima as running mate - Tinubu opens up after meeting with CAN

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has explained why he chose the former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election.

Tinubu, who met with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday, November 16, said the choice of Shettima was strategic, not religious, The Punch reported.

Explaining to the CAN leadership Tinubu said, “Choosing a Christian running mate would have been easy but that is not the case.

“My choice of Shettima is borne out of the urgent need to address the challenges facing the country and Shettima possesses strong leadership abilities which he exhibited when he was the governor of Borno State. I wanted a progressive government that was why I selected Shettima.

“We have urgent challenges that do not depend on religious leanings but on the best of hands that can address it,” he added.