The allegation that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is against the interest of the North has drawn response of the Vice President, Kashim Shettima.
The recent visits of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Nasir El-Rufai and Ali Modu Sheriff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, sparked rumour of some elements in the North no longer sold on Tinubu’s presidency on grounds of discriminating against the region, and are determined to displace the President in 2027.
The discrimination charge levelled at Tinubu was debunked by Shettima in Kano while receiving a Federal Government delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Bajabiamila, on a condolence visit over the death of his mother-in-law, Hajiya Maryam Abubakar.
His words, “He(Tinubu) means well for Kano; he means well for the north and he means well for the nation.
“He is determined to address the challenges of security facing the entire nation.
“That is why the President deliberately picked the Minister of Defence and Minister of State Defence from the Northwest, the Chief of Defence Staff from the Northwest and the Chief of Air Staff from the Northwest – Kano, to be specific.
“The President picked the Minister of Police Affairs and Minister of State for Police Affairs from the North.
“To address the hunger challenges, the president picked the Minister of Agriculture and Minister of State Agriculture from the North.
“So, if anybody starts carrying stories that the president does not mean well for the north, tell them it is a lie.”
