By: KEHINDE AKINPELU, ILORIN.
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has appealed to politicians to embrace one another and play politics without bitterness to ensure better growth and development of the country.
Shettima appealed while speaking at the Royal Turbaning of the Governor of Kwara State as the Sardauna of Ilorin Emirate, by the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, at the Emir’s Palace in Ilorin, Kwara State.
He advised Nigerians to serve with humility and do good to others, as they will spend more time after office.
Shettima urged Nigerians to embrace one another and dare to forgive each other.
According to him, God gives power to the people he wishes, not because they are better than others.
The Vice President called on politicians to unite themselves as one family despite their political differences.
He said the President he served as his assistant is a good and decent man who has the interest of Nigerians at heart.
Shettima explained that when they assumed office, the economy of the country was about to collapse, but President Tinubu refused to pass the blame and took it all upon himself.
He noted that during the 2023 electioneering campaign, governors who supported President Tinubu were no more than six, based on the belief that Baba does not like him.
Shettima stressed that today the president embraces everybody as his own and things are going on well.
He described President Bola Tinubu as a good Man by all standard who believe in the people who work with him.
Shettima also thanked the Emir of Ilorin for the honour done to Governor AbdulRazaq based on his contribution to the development of the state.
He said the father of the governor has planted a good footprint in the Ilorin Emirate and, by extension, Nigeria as a whole.
Shettima said that this news Chapter will create a stronger bond between the Emirate and the family, adding that the people will continue to pray for the progress and development of the Emirate and the state as a whole.
He commended Governor AbdulRazaq for his efforts in improving infrastructure to assist the people of the state.
Shettima also thanked the governor for his contribution to the actualisation of policies and programmes of government at the federal level to provide succour to average Nigerians.
In his remarks, the Matawali of Ilorin Emirate, Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq, said the title of Sardauna bestowed on the governor is well deserved.
He thanked the Emir of Ilorin for finding the governor worthy of being recognised by the Emirate.
Dr. Alimi urged the governor to see the title as a clarion call to provide more dividends of democracy to the nooks and crannies of the state.
The Turbaning ceremony witnessed a large turnout of dignitaries, which included the governor of Niger State, Umar Bago, government of Kaduna State; Senator Uba Sani; the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, governor of Kebbi, Katsina State.
Others are the Emirof Zazzau Emirate, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamali, and the Deputy governors of Sokoto, Anambra, Nasarawa, Delta, Ondo, and Oyo states.
