By Uzair Adam
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has revealed that certain individuals allegedly attempted to create mistrust between him and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu shortly after they assumed office.
Speaking during the launch of My Life of Duty and Allegiance, the autobiography of former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, Shettima said the unnamed persons told Tinubu that he was planning to assassinate him and seize power.
According to the Vice-President, the incident happened barely three months after their inauguration.
“Three months after we were sworn in, some people went to the President and claimed I was planning to kill him and take over government,” Shettima said.
He explained that Tinubu later invited him and mentioned how the individuals also advised him against wearing clothes gifted to him by Shettima.
“The President told me, ‘Your people came to me and said I should stop wearing the clothes you gave me.’
But he said their claims did not make sense because at the time I gave him those clothes, I was only an aspirant,” he added.
Shettima noted that Tinubu dismissed the allegations and continued wearing the clothes because he did not believe in fetish claims.
He also urged Nigerians to promote unity and avoid actions capable of causing division among citizens.
