Vice President Kashim Shettima has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is not materialistic, as he only wears one wristwatch, News About Nigeria reports.
The Vice President shared the modest lifestyle of the president while speaking at the launch of Professor Modupe Adelabu’s book, Navigating the Politics of Universal Education Policies in Nigeria, in Abuja on Thursday.
Calling on Nigerians to support Tinubu, Shettima added that he dresses better than the president because his primary focus is how to tackle the socio-political, economic, and security challenges bedevilling the nation.
While urging Nigerians to trust President Tinubu, Shettima assured that the tough measures being implemented by the government will soon yield positive results.
He said, “In President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we have a leader that we can invest our trust in. I’m not playing politics, I’m speaking from the heart. I have seen the soul of Bola Tinubu, and he has a good soul. He means well for the nation. He wants to live in a place of glory. He is not in power to engage in primitive capital accumulation. He is in power to leave landmarks in the sands of time. He is the most demonised politician in Nigeria. The first time I went to his house at Bourdillon, I was looking forward to seeing a mansion comparable to Buckingham Palace, with gardens, and swimming pools, but there was nothing special about that house. My house in Maiduguri is better than the house in Bourdillon.
“And at the formative stage of the APC, we held a meeting in his house. They served us a variety of meals but he opted to take garri with groundnut for lunch. Since I have known him, he has been using only one wristwatch, and in fact, I dress better than him. He doesn’t even care. He has overcome all those odds to dress well. So we need to rally around this poor man. He has taken some bold steps. The economy that we met was in a huge mess.”
