The All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice Presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, said he will concentrate on fighting insecurity in the country if the ruling party is elected in next year’s presidential election.

Mr Shettima, who was a panellist at the just concluded Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday in Lagos, said he would personally lead the Nigerian military against criminals while his principal, Bola Tinubu, will oversee the economy.

“I have been in the theatre of conflicts for 18 years, I will lead the troops, my principal is an economy wizard who has transformed Lagos into the third largest economy in Africa. He will concentrate on the economy.

“By God’s grace, I will handle the security, and not only handle the security, I will lead the troops to battle across the length and breadth of this country,” he said.

Can the president lead the troops?
Mr Shettima’s comment which has been interpreted to mean he will act as the commander-in-chief if elected vice president, a role which is the constitutional preserve of the President or the acting president, has left Nigerians on social media wondering if he will usurp the role of his principal, Mr Tinubu.

According to Section 130(2) of the 1999 Constitution, the Nigerian president has the exclusive authority as the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces and not his deputy.

Other than the Section noted above, PREMIUM TIMES can confirm that no section empowers a VP to lead a troop of any number or size.

Chukwunomso Ogbe, a political analyst and lawyer, noted that it is out of his place as a vice presidential candidate to aspire for the lofty right of a president.

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He argued that the former Borno governor can only do what he said if his principal, Mr Tinubu, willingly passed such power down to him but not by his mere expression of passion to serve.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg_laybWo3g

Nothing you’ll not see with APC. So you’ll swap your Constitutional responsibilities just like that? Tinubu will give you the Constitutional responsibility of the Commander in Chief while you’ll give him the Constitutional responsibility of the Vice President which is chairing the Economic Council all in your dreams. Is alright

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg_laybWo3g

We don hear this gist before oooo

Is this a joke or what?

Presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, said he will concentrate on fighting insecurity just look at what this Boko Haram apologist is saying. This is a red flag already!

Peter Obi or nothing!

The same way Buhari and Osibanjo handled it that brought us to this sorry stage . God forbid we slide further

E no go better for anyone who vote the failure of a party again come 2023

It's another one.......Dj Khalid!!!!!!!

Tinubu is a place holder for shettima

wonders shall never end.... I dont understand, could this be a civilian coup. Changing of duties

Only people that hates nigeria will vote for a sick drug addict and his colleague terrorist,no wonder they say birds of the same feather flock together.
As for those afonja triballist doing emiolokan,is tribaslism better than your life.
Once the Boko Haram enters nigerians will be slaughteredd in broad day light not only in the north but south.

Who swear for Nigeria

Another lies dem said useless general go handled security while pastor go handle economy. But wat do we get in return insecurity and crumble economy, and deh force to mandatory fasting and prayers..

Saviourk:
Is this a joke or what?

Presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, said he will concentrate on fighting insecurity just look at what this Boko Haram apologist is saying. This is a red flag already!

Peter Obi or nothing!

Like are u realising NOW these guys are better imagined as candidates than it coming to reality ?


Nigerians have you forgotten so soon what had happened ?

Benue, kaduna, borno, Benue again, Ibadan, End SARS protest, Enugu, etc before amotekun

Before ESN

What brought about Sunday Igboho .... Etc


Like y'all don't know what's coming if these guys win (God forbid)

As the commander in chief or what exactly are you implying? Imagine the effrontery of this Boko Haram commander, so Tinubu is truly a placeholder for this jihadist....damn.

Apchit is so knowledgeable about how things supposed to work. But somehow forgot to tell their leader Buhari.

Nigerians are you buying this storyline?
They hope you are

Dead on arrival

Lori iro

Thief will handle economy

Terrorist will handle security

Nigeria will be worse than Afghanistan

This is the incompetence talking


Imagine after working for 30days you get paid 7k as salary and the man wants to be vice president

And tinubu told us he choosed him because of competence, sacking 5000 teachers just as tinubu asked fashola to sack Lagos doctors

Hehehehehe

Sounds like a threat to me!

Terrorist

This should be taken as a big threat

I'll handle security and lead our troops into the battle while Tinubu will handle the economy.

Meaning Shettima will be the commander in chief while Tinubu will be his placeholder.

So urchins will be voting for Shettima not Tinubu?

This is how Buhari handled security and Osinbanjo handled economy

Commander of boko haram now want be commander in chief of Nigeria armed forces

What must we do stand and fight or run away

Say no to APC
No to Muslim/Muslim ticket
No to thieftinubu and boko haram commander
Indigenous people of Nigeria want to live in peace.

Yeye dey smell. Our MuMu don do.

Just imagine a bokoharam managing our security.

Terrorist?

Zombidients and Obituariest are wailing and crying as usual

They think everyone is as dull as Pandora Obituary

He would be president while Tinubu would be vice. Confirmed. That's how they want Boko Haram to take over Nigeria.