Southern Govs Witnessed When Buhari Told World Bank To Focus On North – Shettima

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has said three Southern governors witnessed when President Muhammadu Buhari told World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim to concentrate development projects on Northern Nigeria.

According to Shettima, the Southern governors who witnessed President Buhari’s meeting with Kim in 2015 were: Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), and Adams Oshiomhole (Edo).

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“The president and the federal government have very competent spokespersons, I don’t speak for the president or the government,” Shettima said.

“However, the controversy affects my state because the discussions with the World Bank focus on rebuilding the north-east and everyone knows that when the issue of rebuilding the north-east is the subject, Borno naturally comes into perspective.

“The whole thing is in the open and we believe the objectives of the president will be actualised as go forward,” he said.

The WHISTLER recalls that Kim’s statement had since sparked a few negative reactions, with Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State describing President Buhari as “an ethnic champion and number one promoter of disunity” in the country.

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Whereas former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode said the president sees citizens from the South and Middle Belt as “low-lifes, vassals and slaves”.

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