The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, said that he considered principles that determine victory in politics in his choice of running mate in the 2023 general election.
Tinubu said that decisions on the team around him and those he works with are guided by principles of competence, innovation, compassion, integrity, fairness and adherence to excellence.
This was made known by Tinubu at the official unveiling ceremony of his vice presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, a former 2-term governor of Borno state, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
Tinubu at the ceremony which also had in attendance APC stalwarts, including the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu, said that in politics, those principles he had mentioned are sacrosanct and non-negotiable.
What the APC Presidential flagbearer is saying
Tinubu, who promised to work with his vice presidential candidate, alongside his team, to change the country for the better, said, “We will change this country for the better.
- “All my life, my decision regarding the team around me and those I work with are guided by principles of competence, innovation, compassion, integrity, fairness and adherence to excellence.
- “In politics those principles are sacrosanct. They are not negotiable. Without them, there can be no victory or joy.
- “This is where politics must end and leadership must begin. True leadership is not grounded in religious pandering, populism or sentiment. To forge ahead as a nation toward development and prosperity, we must, instead, break the shackles of old thinking.”
Bishops, pastors attend Shettima’s unveiling ceremony despite CAN’s opposition
Meanwhile, there are reports that despite opposition from various interest and religious groups, including the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), over the Muslim-Muslim ticket by the APC, pastors and bishops from different Christian denominations were present at the venue of the unveiling ceremony to the amazement of the journalists that were covering the event.
Various religious bodies had been reported to have urged Christian leaders to boycott the unveiling ceremony of Kashim Shettima as the APC vice presidential candidate to drive home the point of their grievances.
The Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the CAN President, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, had a few weeks ago condemned the APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket.
He stated, “The Christian Association of Nigeria has stated it clearly that the situation in the country now is not suitable for a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
“It is up to Nigerians to accept or reject. Today’s Nigeria is not the same as when Nigerians voted Abiola-Kingibe ticket which was eventually annulled. Our prayers are with Nigeria and Nigerians.’’
The Secretary General of CAN, Rev. Joseph Bade Daramola, had in his statement, also considered the choice of Shettima “as a declaration of war.”.
Can you name the denomination of at least one of the Pastors/Bishops that attended the event? They look like Bollywood actors to me.
Nairametrics, pls get your facts right. Those pastors or bishops you saw are not real. They were hired. Stop misleading with wrong titles.
Rent-a-pastor by an oluwole candidate? LOL!