Since I’ve known Tinubu, He Has Been Using Only One Wristwatch. My House In Maiduguri Is Better Than His house In Bourdillon — VP Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on Nigerians to rally around President Bola Tinubu as he works to address the country’s socio-political, economic, and security challenges.

This came as he said that his house in Maiduguri was better than Tinubu’s house in Bourdillon, Lagos, and that there was nothing special about the President’s Bourdillon house. He declared that President Bola Tinubu is not in power to engage in primitive capital accumulation, stating that since he came in contact with the Nigerian leader, he (Tinubu) has been using only one wristwatch.

Shettima spoke in Abuja on Thursday at a book launch attended by the president’s chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, and former Osun state governor, Bisi Akande, among others.

Shettima assured Nigerians that the benefits of the tough measures being implemented will soon be evident. The Vice President emphasised that the focus should not be on lamenting the nation’s past or present difficulties but on finding solutions to the core challenges.

Shettima said: “In President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we have a leader that we can invest our trust in. I’m not playing politics, I’m speaking from the heart. I have seen the soul of Bola Tinubu, and he has a good soul. He means well for the nation. He wants to live in a place of glory. He is not in power to engage in primitive capital accumulation. He is in power to leave landmarks in the sands of time. He is the most demonised politician in Nigeria. The first time I went to his house at Bourdillon, I was looking forward to seeing a mansion comparable to Buckingham Palace, with gardens, and swimming pools, but there was nothing special about that house. My house in Maiduguri is better than the house in Bourdillon