According to Vice President, Kashim Shettima, President Tinubu does not discriminate against the North. He said his principal was not working against the region’s interests.
Speaking in Kano while receiving a federal government delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Bajabiamila, on a condolence visit over the death of his mother-in-law, Hajiya Maryam Abubakar.-
The vice president pointed out the appointment of the two defence ministers (Abubakar Badaru and Bello Matawalle), the Chief of Defence Staff (Gen Christopher Musa), and the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd), among others, all from the North, as evidence of the President’s commitment to the region’s growth.
He urged Nigerians to support President Tinubu’s efforts to make Nigeria great, emphasizing that governance transcends political affiliations. Shettima stressed that the country’s unity and progress were more important than party differences. He cited the support he received from the Kano State Government, led by Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), during his time of bereavement.
Shettima described President Tinubu as an exceedingly good man with a clean heart who has a lot on his sleeves for the entire nation. “He means well for Kano; he means well for the north, and he means well for the nation,” the vice President said.
On security issues plaguing the nation, Shettima said “President Tinubu is determined to address the challenges of security facing the entire nation. That is why the President deliberately picked the Minister of Defence and Minister of State Defence from the Northwest, the Chief of Defence Staff from the Northwest and the Chief of Air Staff from the Northwest – Kano, to be specific. The President picked the Minister of Police Affairs and Minister of State for Police Affairs from the North. To address the hunger challenges, the President picked the Minister of Agriculture and Minister of State Agriculture from the North. So, if anybody starts carrying stories that the President does not mean well for the North, tell them it is a lie.”
