2027: Shettima’s choice has brightened APC chances – Yerima

President Bola Tinubu’s choice of Vice Kashim Shettima as his running mate in the 2027 elections will brighten the chances of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a former member of the House of Representatives, Professor Haruna Yerima, has said.

Yerima said, Shettima has been very dutiful and loyal to President Tinubu. “It is on record that Senator Shettima has been a very loyal and competent deputy to President Tinubu. He is not noisy.

“Even his political detractors can’t deny the fact that he is a competent powerhouse with strong intellectual capabilities. His political antecedents are legendary,” the former lawmaker said.

“Shettima’s retention is putting square pegs in square holes,” Yerima said in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja.

Senator Shettima was unveiled on Friday by the National Chairman of the APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, when he received the names of President Tinubu and Mr Shettima for onward transmission to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in line with electoral requirements.

Yerima said Vice President Shettima was chosen by President Tinubu after thorough consideration of various factors.

“President Tinubu selected Senator Shettima to assist him in executing his agenda. This is after careful and meticulous analysis of his performance in the last three years,” the APC chieftain said.

The former lawmaker said, “Shettima is, by all standards, a gentleman, a committed loyalist and credentialed intellectual with reputable democratic credentials.”

“Senator Shettima understands the terrain very well by evolving as a university lecturer, banker, commissioner across several ministries in Borno State, elected governor, senator before reaching his current position as a committed and trusted deputy,” Yerima said.

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