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By Charles Nwabardi
Governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have rejected Senator Kashim Shettima as the party’s vice presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 election.
The aggrieved governors who rejected the choice as gathered by Security Reporters.com, were mostly those who worked towards the emergence of Ahmed Bola Tinubu as presidential candidate of the APC.
According to the governors, the announcement of Shettima was contrary to agreements reached, and described the move as a sign of arrogance on the part of Tinubu.
They have, however, scheduled to meet with President Buhari on Tuesday in Daura, to formally register their displeasure before taking the next step.
Recall that Tinubu on Sunday, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, announced the former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as his running mate.
The announcement of Shettima since Sunday has come under serious attacks from within and outside the APC.
However, the Governors are said to be unhappy with the way Shettima was chosen and announced without carrying them along.
The Governors and some other stakeholders viewed the choice of Shettima as a political miscalculation which could harm the party’s chances in the 2023 election because of the Moslem-Moslem Ticket.
They felt there are other candidates with better electoral value even from the same region that could have been chosen instead of Shettima.
The fact that the Tinubu/Shettima ticket throws up a one-sided religious ticket further makes him less appealing to the aggrieved Governors and other stakeholders within the party.
In the wake of dissenting voices trailing the choice of Shettima, a chieftain of the APC, Daniel Bwala has announced his resignation from the party.
Bwala in a post on his Twitter account on Sunday, noted that he was dumping the ruling party on principles and convictions that he holds so dear.
He further stated that at this point, Nigeria needs to work towards unity and not the other way round.
“Tonight I officially resigned my membership of as OfficialAPCNg on principles and conviction that I hold so dear. At this time of our national existence, our efforts and energy should gravitate towards uniting our people.
“Asiwaju has announced Kashim Shettima as his running mate. Kwankwaso is planning to announce a Pentecostal bishop as his running mate. Interesting times lie ahead,” Bwala wrote.
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