The ruling All Progressives Congress, on Friday, feted its Vice Presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, describing him as a shining light in the party.
The felicitation is coming in the wake of the former governor of Borno State’s 56th birthday on Friday, September 2.
Earlier, the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, had described his running mate as an extraordinary leader.
According to him, Shettima is a bold, courageous, selfless, brilliant, and committed leader who led his people through the most challenging period and did not allow the menace of Boko Haram to overwhelm him while he was governor.
In another statement issued on Friday and signed by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Murtala Ajaka, the party saluted Shettima, saying he was a shining light of the party even as he celebrated his 56th birthday anniversary.
Ajaka further said Tinubu’s choice of Shettima as running mate had added a milestone to the presidential ticket of the ruling party in the country’s political history.
The statement partly read: “The ticket symbolises the party’s determination to be a leading light among political parties in Africa, just like the celebrant himself (Shettima) who has been a shining light as governor, senator and vice president-to-be in 2023.
“He was able to make his mark despite the challenges of insecurity in the North-East,” adding that “crisis is the true test of a man’s ability and Shettima proved his mettle.”
While recalling his laudable achievements as governor of Borno State, especially in education and infrastructure, the APC spokesman said the party was proud of the principles that threw up Shettima as a running mate to Tinubu.
He said, “As a party, the principles of competence, innovation, compassion, integrity, fairness, and adherence to excellence, among others, that determined the choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as our running mate is something APC is proud of.”
