Former Senator who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial district, Shehu Sani has declared that those linking the former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima with Boko Haram activities are mischief makers.
In a statement he personally signed on Monday, the Human Rights activist maintained that he was privy to Shettima’s effort at addressing insurgency when he was in the ninth Senate, insisting that it was wrong to link the former governor with Boko Haram.
Reactions triggered up on Sunday after Senator Kashim Shettima was named presidential running mate to Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2023 with different shades of opinion that Shettima knows about Boko Haram activities when he was governor of Borno State.
Sani wrote, saying: “Those who are aggrieved over the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling party have the constitutional right to express their objections.
“However, the remarks that trailed the ticket which includes insinuations and allegations linking Shettima to the formation, growth and deadly destruction by the Boko Haram group is condemnable and mischievous.
“Shetima as the Governor of Borno state has invested his much time,energy and the resources of Borno state is combatting,containing and curtailing the activities of the terrorists group.
“Shettima has no hand in the abduction of the Chibok girls. He has done more than anyone in contributing and supporting the operations of the Army and other security agencies in protecting the people of Borno state and by extension Nigeria.
“As a stakeholder and former chairman Senate Committee on the Humanitarian crisis in the North East,I’m privy to the fact that Shettima attracted massive presence and intervention of international NGOs and donor countries to the humanitarian situation in Borno.
“I’m not a member of the ruling party but the truth is that other than issues of religion,he is better qualified in terms of competence than many who were paraded.
“Religion is a sensitive matter in Nigeria;Other than that,Nigeria’s must important challenge is security,Shetima’s experience can be useful and is very much needed.”
