Vice-President Kashim Shettima has revealed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reaction after some individuals allegedly told him that he was plotting to assassinate him and take over power barely three months after they assumed office.
Speaking during the launch of “My Life of Duty and Allegiance,” the autobiography of former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, Shettima said the individuals, whom he did not name but identified as people from Borno State, tried to pitch him against the president.
“Three months into our swearing in, some people told Tinubu I was planning to kill him to take over power. The President had called me and said, ‘Sit down! Your people came to me and said stop wearing those Shettima’s clothes,’” he said.
According to Shettima, Tinubu dismissed the claims because they did not make sense to him.
“But the president said their story did not add up. He said when you gave me those clothes, I was an aspirant. I would not have been the candidate, neither were you going to be Vice presidential candidate.
“Some people told him after election that I was planning to use the clothes to kill him and take over. However, Tinubu wore the clothes after that because he is not fetish,” Shettima added.
The Vice-President also urged Nigerians to promote unity and look out for one another instead of encouraging division.
