Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Godswill Akpabio will make a “very competent” President of the Senate.
Shettima spoke at a dinner organised by the Stability Group, Akpabio’s campaign platform, at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on Saturday.
Addressing the concern, Shettima said Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and APC are backing the former Akwa Ibom governor for senate president because “he is from a very important zone”.
He said their stance is “in conformity with the plurality of our union” as a country. “Senator Akpabio is very competent, and he has the capacity to lead the 10th national assembly,” the Vice-President said.
“At the same time, he is from a very important zone, and he is also a man of Christian faith. “So, in line with the constitution of our country and conformity with the plurality of our union, the party and, indeed, the president thought it fit to support him.”
Shettima said the APC needs to present itself as a party that embraces diverse religious and ethnic spread.
“My CSO is an Igbo man who had worked with me when I was governor. He has been a dedicated and loyal officer, even in the heat of the Boko Haram attacks in Borno,” he said.
