The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Sunday, described the choice of a former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as running mate to the standard flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, as perfect.
Keyamo, in a tweet via his official handle @fkeyamo tweeted, “Quintessential banker & economist, suave gentleman & politician, intellectually fertile, economically sound, intergenerational mobile (he’s young, yet experienced), fiercely loyal, phenomenally complementary to @officialABAT; Sen. Kashim Shettima is the perfect choice as VP.”
The PUNCH reports that the standard flag bearer of the APC, Tinubu, had on Sunday, announced the choice of Shettima as running mate.
Speaking to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on his choice of Shettima as running mate, Tinubu said, , “I chose him because he is competent, capable and reliable.”
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