The Presidency has dismissed claims linking Vice President Kashim Shettima’s remarks at a book launch in Abuja to recent developments in Rivers State involving Governor Siminalayi Fubara and President Bola Tinubu.
Papers News reports that Shettima during the public presentation of OPL 245: The Inside Story of the $1.3 Billion Oil Block, a book written by former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, (SAN) referenced a historical episode during the Jonathan administration when there were moves to remove him as Governor of Borno State at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency.
Speaking via a statement on Friday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, clarified that Shettima’s statement was in the context of acknowledging Adoke’s role as a public official and did not amount to commentary on current political events.
