“Shettima is somebody who is bold and not afraid. He was out there with Boko Haram at the beginning of these issues and he is somebody who believes in the economy. He was a one-time banker.
“He (Tinubu) presented all these factors that made it possible for him to select this gentleman. So, at the end of the day, he was able to convince the party and most of us that he (Shettima) is the the right candidate.
“We are really convinced, but a lot of work needs to be done because there are a lot of people who are not going to feel comfortable. What I found even amazing today, I saw a group of reverend fathers, pastors and the rest of that — over 30 of them — who came forward at the event to show their support for this gentleman, because of what he has done for them when he was the governor and banker.
“That is why I said you have some who will support and some who will not support, and it is not according to religious lines, because if you have all these men of God — leaders in their churches — who have come forward to say that they are 100 percent in support of this, then you know it has gone beyond religious lines.” -Governor Sule