- Says saboteurs and some insiders sought to poison President Tinubu’s mind against him
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has opened up on how some individuals tried to pitch him against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu barely three months after coming into office
Shettima, who spoke at the launch of “My Life of Duty and Allegiance”, autobiography of former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, said the individuals, whom he refused to name but said are from Borno State, sold the murder plot lie to the President that he should be careful because the Vice President was plotting to kill him and take over power.
According to him, a cabal tried very hard to sabotage his relationship with the President by alleging that he (Shettima) gifted him “charmed” clothes to assassinate the President and seize power, noting that President Tinubu dismissed the bizarre accusations outright.
In the shocking betrayal confession, the Vice President said: “Three months into our swearing in, some people told Tinubu I was planning to kill him to take over power. The President had called me and said, ‘Sit down! Your people came to me and said stop wearing those Shettima’s clothes.’
“But the president said their story did not add up. He said when you gave me those clothes, I was an aspirant. I would not have been the candidate, neither were you going to be Vice presidential candidate.
“Some people told him after election that I was planning to use the clothes to kill him and take over. However, Tinubu wore the clothes after that because he is not fetish.”
While urging Nigerians to forge a united front as brothers’ keepers, rather than letting merchants of division fracture the nation, Vice President Shettima said it is important that all well-meaning citizens should firmly reject those who profit from dividing the people.
