The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to shun religious and ethnic division ahead of general elections in 2023.
Amid the outrage triggered by the emergence of former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima – a Muslim – as the party’s vice-presidential candidate, Tinubu said it was time for the people to look beyond religion and ethnicity and focus on building a prosperous nation.
The APC flagbearer, who is also a former governor of Lagos State, explained that his decision to pick the former governor has nothing to do with personal feelings.
The choice of Shettima who currently represents Borno Central senatorial district, he stated, was borne out of the several consultations he engaged in with various stakeholders in the ruling party.
According to him, the lawmaker shares the same dream of changing Nigeria for the better with him, and choosing him is not to disrespect any religion or ignore the concerns raised by various individuals and groups in the country.
