Shettima: Atiku spent 8 years as VP without attracting 8 projects to Northeast

Sen. Kashim Shettima, the vice presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), has criticized Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for ignoring the North-East during his eight years as vice president.

Atiku does not deserve the support of the Northeast, according to Shettima, who spoke at the Yobe South APC rally held in Potiskum on Tuesday.

“You cannot vote for someone who served as vice president for eight years without completing eight projects in his stead. He said, “You cannot vote for someone who served as Vice President for eight years without empowering eight people.

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Shettima claimed that the majority of Atiku’s closest allies, including Baba Wuro Barambu and Fariya, all passed away without receiving any significant help from Atiku.
“Adamawa’s Abdullahi Nyako died in a rented home, and Fariya committed suicide out of rage. What kind of brotherhood or associate is this if Atiku’s closest ally in Gombe State is Baba Wuro Barambu, who died in debt? Shettima questioned.

The APC vice presidential candidate further asserted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s APC-led administration built the road to Atiku’s ancestral home in Ganye.

Instead of throwing their votes away on a candidate who doesn’t care about them or their entire state, he urged the people of Yobe State to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC.

Speaking at the rally, Senate President Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan said the Potiskum turnout was a test for the other two zones.
“We’ll demonstrate our value with sizable votes that would send the State to our fantastic party.

With significant support from Yobe State, we will guarantee the Asiwaju/Shettima ticket’s victory, Lawan said.

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APC supporters showed up in large numbers for the Yobe zone “B” rally in Potiskum, according to Governor Mai Mala Buni, who claimed that this increased the party’s confidence in capturing a resounding victory over rival parties in the upcoming general elections.