The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku, has requested an unqualified apology from the All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice Presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, over his recent comments.Information Guide Nigeria
Recall that on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, the former Borno State Governor disturbed the hornet’s nest during a town hall meeting with the business community organised by his principal and APC presidential contender, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
In an apparent allusion to Atiku’s bottled water company, which is thought to be the largest in the Northeast, Shetimma said that selling bottled water does not qualify one as a business expert.
After the 2023 presidential election, the former Vice President will be compelled to resign and migrate to Dubai, according to the APC vice presidential candidate.
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Atiku retaliates: In response to Shetimma’s statements, Atiku, through his media aide Paul Ibe, stated that it is disgraceful for the former Borno State Governor to disparage a business that employs a significant number of people in the North-east.
The statement released on November 2, 2022, further characterised the remarks directed at Atiku as reckless and disrespectful.
He also reminded the former Borno State Governor that politics “does not confer the licence to be reckless” on anyone, while asking him to apologise to Nigerians in the employ of Atiku.
“Shettima should apologise to Nigerian workers, especially the thousands that benefit from Atiku’s businesses for his irresponsible statement.
“Politics does not confer on anyone the license to make irresponsible statements.
“A gathering of the top echelons of the private sector was supposed to be an avenue for laying out serious policy choices. For Tinubu and Shettima on the contrary, they chose to embarrass their guests, using their audience to play vile political games.JAMB Result
“For someone who self-appoints as the APC national leader, it is ridiculous that the presidential candidate of the APC failed to proffer solutions to the economic woes that his party has foisted on Nigerians in the past seven years.”
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