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By Faith Awa Maji, Katsina
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, asserted on Wednesday that the choice of a former Governor of Borno State, Ibrahim Kashim Shettima, as the party’s Vice Presidential candidate stands and remains irrevocable.
Adamu spoke with reporters in Daura after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said he was in Daura to pay Sallah homage on the President and also brief him on the party’s visit to Osun ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in that State.
Adamu said that it was God’s will that made it possible for Shettima to be selected as the party’s Vice Presidential candidate.
According to him, “God does not do anything in vain. He has reasons for giving us two major religions in Nigeria. We can’t always have what we want at every point in time.
“The fact of the matter is that we appreciate that the Christians are interested but at the end of the day, nobody is going to promote any particular religion.
“Shettima is also a Nigerian like all of us and it’s the will of God that made it possible for him to be chosen as the Vice Presidential running mate.”
He said that he was certain that the APC will win Osun governorship election.
“We look forward to the Osun governorship election and we are confident of victory.
“Take that home and sleep over it and you will come back to tell me that, Abdullahi Adamu, you are the true son of your father,“ Adamu said.
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, who also spoke with reporters in a separate interview said the debacle over APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket was unnecessary, insisting that, “what is most important is good leadership.
“It’s better to have a good Christian than a bad Muslim and vice versa and we should also understand the antecedents of anybody involved in a particular decision.
“If you go to Borno State and ask the Christian community there, they will give you an impressive account of Shettima when he was the Governor.
“We should not forget that the wife of the APC Presidential candidate is Christian and a pastor.
“So, she will be the unofficial Vice President and representative of the Christians at the Presidency.“
