Shettima: I was misquoted on Abacha’s ‘hospitality’ — Nigeria needs his ruthlessness . . Kashim Shettima, vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he was misquoted on a recent comment he made which cited a reference to the late Sani Abacha. Speaking on Thursday at the 96th anniversary celebration of the Yoruba Tennis Club in Ikoyi, Lagos state, NAN had quoted him as saying Nigeria needs the “hospitality” of Abacha, former military ruler. However, Shettima had said the country needs a president with “a dose of ruthlessness and taciturnity” of Abacha. We need a leader with the patience and sense of responsibility and commitment, and somebody who understands the national psyche and mood of the nation of an Abdulsalami Abubakar, and in applicable circumstance, we need a leader with a dose of ruthlessness and taciturnity of general Sani Abacha,” he had said. “Nice men do not make leaders. We need a leader with intellectual acumen, with the passion to catapult this nation to a higher pedestal. We need a leader who is not bound by regional or religious sentiment. “We need a leader that has established such records of excellence and commitment to good governance. There is no one, with all due respect, that fits this better than Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.” #kashimshettima #bolatinubu #saniabacha #mycelebrityandi https://www.instagram.com/p/CilNIhgL1jE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=