Tinubu, Shettima, Gbajabiamila, Others Attend Jumat Prayer

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, the Vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima and the speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila attended Jumat prayer together on Friday.

Sharing photos on his Facebook page, the Speaker said:

Jumat prayers at Dantata Mosque, Abuja with APC Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice-Presidential Candidate, Sen. Kashim Shettima and other worshippers.

Shettima trends over outfit he wore to the NBA Colloquium in Lagos

Shettima is currently trending on Twitter over the outfit he wore to the NBA Colloquium today, August 22, in Lagos State. The vice presidential candidate for the All Progressive Congress (APC) political party represented the Presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

For the event, Shettima, who regularly wears native attires, wore a loose suit and paired it with a pair of sneakers, a combination Nigerians found fault with. While many slammed his stylist, others questioned why the presidential candidates for other political parties were present while Tinubu sent his vice presidential candidate.

APC postpones official unveiling of Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the official unveiling of former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shetima, as the running mate to its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

Shetima was scheduled to have been presented to party members at the APC national Secretariat on Thursday.

However, the Chairman of the APC Press Corp has informed reporters the event has been moved forward.

He said a new date will be announced in due time and that the date would probably be sometime next week.

The Press Corp chairman said the directive for the postponement was given by the party’s Deputy National Secretary.

No reason has been given for the decision which comes amid controversy over the choice of a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the party.