Senator Kashim Shettima has stated the nationwide leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu need to be offered a choice of very first rejection as the 2023 presidential election techniques.

Shettima who was a former Governor of Borno State specified this, Monday while delivering a keynote address at the Support Group Conference in Abuja.

The previous guv said it was commonsense for the presidency to return to the south after 8 years of President Muhammadu Buhari.

He added that “in 2015, some candidates with a very big war chest were itching to cling the ticket of the APC, like the rock of Gibraltar. Asiwaju and his progressive group stood solidly behind the prospect of President Muhamadu Buhari. My basic concern differentiated ladies and gentlemen is, where were the brand-new members of what I call: ‘The Buhari’s Church of Later Days Saints’ where were they. When President Muhamadu emerged as the presidential candidate of the APC, we knew where their political loyalty lay in that specific convention. Where were they?

“Some people state everything enters politics, not everything enters politics. We shall have very little thresholds listed below which we won’t operate and the irreducible minimum is that after 8 years of Presidency in the North, the reasoning, good sense, equity, fairness and justice needs that power should relocate to the Southern part of the nation and who is much better qualified? Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu must be given the option of very first refusal. More than any other individual, he has compromised more for this democracy, for the APC.”

Shettima included that the mudslinging that has trailed Tinubu since his presidential bid was a simple acknowledgement of his political performance history and unmatched impact on the political scene.

He explained that attempts at weaving ridiculous fiction to bypass the history experienced by all, demonstrated the critics’ utter desperation and cowardice.

He stated he was not asking Tinubu’s critics to tone down crucial evaluations of their future leaders, but added that they are not preparing for the Olympics, nor is the president a Bricklaying workout.

He stated Tinubu’s credentials aren’t just attractive, they are proof of the qualities the nation requires to redeem its huge capacities and possibilities.

Shettima kept in mind, “One of such is the naughty fixation on his age and the wild conclusions that he’s physically unsuitable for the Office of the President. This obsession identifies the thinking of those who have no understanding of Asiwaju’s unbelievable work ethic.

“Those who look for to make us go low intend to provide the presidency as a brick-laying exercise. That’s the work of a device developed by a concept, and who else to direct us towards producing the finest concepts to redeem this country?

“To derail us at this moment is a futile ambition. The discussions we are prepared for aren’t pedestrian fascinations with the mundane however contrasts of ideas and performance history of service to the country.”