2023: Some ‘Judas Iscariot’ Contesting Presidency To Spoil The Chance Of The South – Shettima

Former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has hinted that the southern part of the country may lose the chance to produce the next President of Nigeria in 2023 because of a lack of unity among their aspirants.

He stated that some aspirants from the region clearly do not stand a chance in the election but may split the votes to favour other aspirants.

Particularly, Shettima pointed out that the enemies of a 2023 southern presidency is not the north but the south itself, urging that the ticket should be given to someone with pedigree to win elections.

While shading the likes of Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, former Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, former House of Representatives Speaker, Dimeji Bankole and Pastor Tunde Bakare, who are all southern aspirants for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Shettima said on Bola Tinubu is the aspirant that should get the votes of delegates during the party’s primary election.

According to him, some “Judas Iscariot” from the South were “hellbent on becoming spoilers.”

Naija News reports he stated this on Thursday in Abeokuta, Ogun State during an interaction with APC delegates where he urged them to vote for Tinubu as he is the only candidate that can defeat Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He said, “The enemy of Southern Nigeria is often not the Northern Nigeria, but men and women of its own stock, the Judas Iscariot of the Southern race who are ever ready to play the second fiddle.

“This is an informed gathering and I cannot talk to you about leadership, Yorubas, especially the Egba and Ijebu stock are some of the most educated people in Africa.

“….I said earlier we are living in very interesting times and for those of us in the Asiwaju team, we are moved by forest of ideas and the realization that what this country needs is a unifying leader who has neither ethnic nor religious agenda and who is not bound by toxic regional solidarity and yet known for exemplary qualitative leadership. And if you look around, the contenders and the pretenders for the Presidency of this country, there is no one that the cap fits better than the gentleman seated here.”