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I Picked An Igbo Christian To Be My CSO, There's No Islamization Agenda - Shettima

Nigeria's Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima has dismissed claims that he and his principal, Bola Tinubu, have an agenda to islamize Nigeria, IGBERETV reports.

Bola Tinubu announced former Borno governor, Shettima as his running mate in 2022. Since then, there have been allegations that the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) could be a ploy to Islamize Nigeria given that both Tinubu and Shettima are both Muslims and Nigeria is a multi-religious society.

However, speaking at a lecture in Abuja on Saturday, May 27, ahead of Tinubu’s inauguration on May 29, the incoming Vice President said there was no agenda to Islamise Africa’s most populous nation. Shettima described Tinubu as a Muslim who is married to a Christian and pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

“I was a child of necessity, there is no Islamisation agenda. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a Muslim who is married to a Christian, not only a Christian but a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

“Someone who has not Islamised his family, people are alluding that he has the intention to Islamise the nation,” he added.

Shettima revealed that he picked an Igbo man of the Catholic faith to be his Chief Security Officer.

“Politics is about perception. As we begin the formation of a new administration, I deliberately picked an Igbo man, a Catholic, to be my Chief Security Officer,” he stated.

“For the purpose of inclusivity and togetherness, again I deliberately picked a Northern Christian to be my ADC. So the so-called founder of Boko Haram is going to be protected by…”

Shettima had earlier said the APC nominated Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, and a Christian Southerner for Senate President to avoid a situation where all the top officials of the incoming administration would be of the same faith.

https://igberetvnews.com/1445816/picked-igbo-christian-cso-theres-islamization-agenda-shettima/

Seun Lalasticlala Mynd44

Forget Obidients and their noise. Don't even try to please those people, they'll never appreciate. If I lie, ask Atiku.

sleek214:
Forget Obidients and their noise. Don't even try to please those people, they'll never appreciate. If I like, ask Atiku.

You said it all!

#CaseClosed

Buhari's VP is a CHRISTIAN, but herdsmen, islamists and "bandits" killed more Nigerians under his leadership than under any former Nigerian presidents.
This patronizing words are unnecessary.

Show me one muslim Obi worked with as a Govenor and after, in a fair contest, Shettima is head and shoulder above Obi in competence, capacity, performance, oratory and intelligence.

Until you arrest and jail for life all the herdsmen terrorists killing people the middle belt and Nigeria, all your sermon are lies. Your islamization agenda is dead and buried as long as USA,Britain, China and Russia are against it.

onumadu:
Buhari's VP is a CHRISTIAN, but herdsmen, islamists and "bandits" killed more Nigerians under his leadership than under any former Nigerian presidents.
This patronizing words are unnecessary.

That's why we argue that religion does not guarantee security but competent leadership which a Tinubu-Shettima has come to offer.

Bridget95:
Until you arrest and jail for life all the herdsmen terrorists killing people the middle belt and Nigeria, all your sermon are lies. Your islamization agenda is dead and buried as long as USA,Britain, China and Russia are against it.

That's the only hope we have.
The countries you listed are against it. Even when they wanted to organise coup under Jonathan, USA threatened to divide the country and let us go our separate ways. That's why they calmed down back then

I believe they will try to test Tinubu with the ri. Is they did under Jonathan.

Bridget95:
Until you arrest and jail for life all the herdsmen terrorists killing people the middle belt and Nigeria, all your sermon are lies. Your islamization agenda is dead and buried as long as USA,Britain, China and Russia are against it.

And IPOB beheading people in the east.

If insecurities is about religion, then Christians of SE are now deadliest in the world according to the 10th deadliest terrorists statistics

HacheNoire:
You said it all!

#CaseClosed

he is saying nonsense oga,

Nigerian know the kind of person you are including northerners themselves.

Repent! Repent!!

Okay
Weldon, let's see how your government pan out, the last 8 years has been hash on Nigerians, please undo all the disasters of the outgoing man

I think you are starting on a wrong note, making Ibo man your CSO is a fatal and regrettable decision. You can't please a people who are naturally ungrateful even to their own kith and kin!
Shettima STOP any act to please your avowed enemies!

Big mistake. Whoever sleeps with a fire on the roof? 1966 still very fresh in our memories, Ahmadu-Bello was killed by Nzeogwu to whom he was a benefactor

femisplash:
Show me one muslim Obi worked with as a Govenor and after, in a fair contest, Shettima is head and shoulder above Obi in competence, capacity, performance, oratory and intelligence.

Obi had three ADCs as a governor and all 3 of them were northern Muslims.

Haven’t you heard that before or you want to be deliberately mischievous?

Besides, when they start their atrocities, what can a CSO and an ADC do? Are they rock of ages that cannot be moved? Shettima can simply sack them whenever he’s done with his sakamanje.

K

Oga,to hell with you and your eye service, your role in bokoharam is well known to Nigerians, Buhari sold more propaganda than this when he was coming in they even circulated news of hows his cook is an Igbo man and his daughter married to an Igbo but we saw the unbridled nepotism and hatred that characterised all his actions and utterances. In all honesty, Igbo's and well meaning Nigerians don't care anymore about you or your actions, for as long as the Lord is on his throne, we would all triumph. Those that supported and voted for Buhari in 2015 to spite the Igbos are the ones that are suffering and been killed most in his tenure, karma is real.

My ipob friend said I should ask Shetima to either convert to Christianity or step down for Peter Obi before Ipobs can be convinced that he will not Islamise them.

You're a Terrorist oga

femisplash:
Show me one muslim Obi worked with as a Govenor and after, in a fair contest, Shettima is head and shoulder above Obi in competence, capacity, performance, oratory and intelligence.

Una dey talk....o 🤣

femisplash:
Show me one muslim Obi worked with as a Govenor and after, in a fair contest, Shettima is head and shoulder above Obi in competence, capacity, performance, oratory and intelligence.

Show you? Ordinary you! Common you!

Why will any sane person want to show you anything?

Anyway Shettima is head, shoulder and nyansh above tinubu in everything maybe apart from corruption. Tinubu is the master in that

femisplash:
Show me one muslim Obi worked with as a Govenor and after, in a fair contest, Shettima is head and shoulder above Obi in competence, capacity, performance, oratory and intelligence.

And here we are, with Shettima copying Obi by hiring an Igbo CSO.
Peter Obi chose a northern cso, even when he was a mere governor.

We want to know Shettimas cso when he was a governor.

Obi also outperformed Shettima in every index used to measure development. This clearly shows Obi is a more competent individual.

Shettimas competence begins and ends with Bokoharam terrorism

Zandena:
I think you are starting on a wrong note, making Ibo man your CSO is a fatal and regrettable decision. You can't please a people who are naturally ungrateful even to their own kith and kin!
Shettima STOP any act to please your avowed enemies!

Who is this Zandena Aminatuu?

We have Christianised Shettima.

You think we are not on guard?

Christianisation of the whole Nigeria loading. So help us God.

Zandena Maria of Jesus.

That doesn't in any way make your government legitimate

onumadu:
Buhari's VP is a CHRISTIAN, but herdsmen, islamists and "bandits" killed more Nigerians under his leadership than under any former Nigerian presidents.
This patronizing words are unnecessary.

Are you are Christian or a muslim

Any force that wants to islamize Nigeria will fail in Jesus mighty name.

Amen.

Zandena:
I think you are starting on a wrong note, making Ibo man your CSO is a fatal and regrettable decision. You can't please a people who are naturally ungrateful even to their own kith and kin!
Shettima STOP any act to please your avowed enemies!

forget it, if u can pay well, igbo man loyalty is above 100%, he can even kill his parents for you, see igbokwe in Lagos

I hope to blive you Shattima, CSO that can be sack any moment! Why don’t we do it like this this swapping the VP slot with that of the CSO