2023: Shettima advocates power shift to the south

A FORMER Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has thrown his weight behind a power shift to the southern part in 2023.

The Senator representing Borno Central Senatorial made the call in Abuja yesterday at the public presentation of a book, titled ‘Standing for the Truth with Courage.’

Written by Prof. Emeritus Njidda Gadzama, Chairman of the TETfund Research and Development Standing Committee, the book, prescribed as a resource material on the culture and language of the Margi people in Borno, is a story of Gadzama, covering details of special events in his life.

The former governor, explained that the hope of the country rested on the mindset of its people, noting that the problem was not religion or ethnicity.

“I believe in equity, justice and fairness. After power has resided in the North for eight years, there is the need for a power shift in the South,” he said.

Shettima, therefore, added that there was a need for the country to imbibe the culture of writing books to enhance the academic performance of students.

In his remarks, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to President Buhari, called for unity and peaceful co-existence among Nigerians.

Gambari said the best way to guarantee unity of Nigeria is for all the people to come together, while commending Gadzama for using his experience to illustrate the importance of standing for truth in his book.

“We are going through difficult times in our country, economic and security but let us recognise that the whole world is going through the same challenge.

“Nigeria is part of the world. But the leadership under which we operate shows we shall indeed overcome all these. If we keep united, keep building, we cannot be ignored by any other country in the world.

“I am convinced that under the leadership of president Buhari, there is going to be a better future. He belongs to all Nigerians,” he said.