The immediate past governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, has called for power shift to the South in 2023.
He said this on Friday during the public presentation of a book tagged: “Standing for The Truth With Courage”, published by Chairman of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s (TETFund) Research and Development Standing Committee, Prof. Emeritus Njidda Mamadu Gadzama.
“I believe in equity, justice and fairness. After power has resided in the North for eight years, there is a need for a power shift to the South,” Shettima said.
He blamed selfish politicians for the problems rocking Nigeria, adding that religion and ethnicity are being used by some selfish individuals to pursue their selfish agenda.
Shettima said Nigeria must not be allowed to implode as no country in the continent would be able to accommodate its huge population. He called for unity and justice in the country to ensure more peaceful co-existence.
The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, said Nigeria was going through difficult moments but would soon overcome the challenges.
“We are going through difficult times in our country, economic, security but let us recognise that the whole world is going through the same fate, Nigeria is part of the world. But the leadership under which we operate shows we shall indeed overcome all these,” he said.
“If we keep united, keep building, we cannot be ignored by any other country in the world. I am convinced that under the leadership of President Buhari there is going to be a better future.”
He called for support for the President Muhammadu Buhari administration so that the country can be well-positioned to address all its challenges.
The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Professor Suleiman Bogoro, said “Nigeria is a beautiful country that nothing should divide us on ethnic lines. The intelligent people of Nigeria have great potential to together develop this country.”
