In the context of the debate surrounding his Muslim-Muslim ticket with the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, popular online profile platform, Wikipedia, is somehow kind to Kashim Shettima.
The picture it paints of him is that of a religious liberal, although critics of the ticket will want to see how far that can douse their fear.
It says:
“Shettima is a very intelligent and outspoken Muslim politician from the Kanuri tribe from Borno State and is generally seen as extremely hospitable to other faith and ethnic groups. In the last seven years as Governor, Shettima has maintained amongst his closest aides, an Ibo Christian from Anambra State in the Southeast, an Urhobo Christian from Delta State in the South-South, a Christian from Edo State in the South-South, a Yoruba Christian from the Southwest, a Fulani man from Gombe in the northeast and a Hausa man from Zamfara State in the northwest. Governor Shettima speaks fluent English and Hausa language. Local and International listeners of his public presentations regularly describe Shettima as being very articulate and intelligent.”
