Tinubu gave you succour when PDP chased you in 2007, Shettima tackles Atiku – Daily Trust

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday took a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, reminding him that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave him political refuge and a platform to contest the presidency after he fell out with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2007.
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‎Speaking on the flag-off of the APC presidential marketing campaign in Kaduna, Shettima stated Tinubu had constantly supported northern politicians through the years and subsequently deserved the area’s backing for a second time period.
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‎The vice chairman stated claims that Tinubu doesn’t just like the North had been unfounded, citing the president’s function in supporting Atiku, who can also be the presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), former presidential candidate Nuhu Ribadu and late President Muhammadu Buhari at totally different occasions.
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‎“President Tinubu is one person who has fiercely identified with the North over the years,” Shettima stated.

‎“It is pertinent to mention that when former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was harassed and chased out of the PDP in 2007, he ran to the Lion of Bourdillon, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who gave him political succour, support and a platform to contest for the presidency.”
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‎Shettima additionally recalled that Tinubu backed Ribadu’s presidential ambition in 2011 and later performed a key function in Buhari’s victories in the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections.
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‎The Vice President stated the APC’s attraction to northern voters was not based mostly on sentiment however on the administration’s document in workplace.
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‎According to him, the Tinubu authorities has invested in schooling via the institution of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, the improve of the Federal University of Education, Zaria, and funding for the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
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‎He additionally highlighted progress recorded on main infrastructure initiatives, together with the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline, Kano-Maradi railway, Lagos-Kano rail hall, Abuja-Kaduna-Kano freeway and the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway.
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‎“We have built a record of continuing projects initiated by our predecessors, and that is why substantial progress has been recorded on these strategic projects,” he stated.
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‎Also talking, Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, defended Tinubu towards allegations that he’s unfavourable to northern pursuits.
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‎Yari challenged critics to clarify why the North mustn’t help the president, arguing that Tinubu had repeatedly sacrificed private ambition to help northern politicians.
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‎“In 2007, when Atiku was chased out of the PDP, Tinubu gave him a platform. In 2011, he supported our son, Nuhu Ribadu, even though he could have contested himself. In 2015, he supported Buhari to victory.
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‎“Today, what evidence do we have not to support him for a second term?” he requested.
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‎Yari expressed confidence that Tinubu would safe re-election, saying the president’s document and longstanding relationship with the North would work in his favour on the polls.

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