“My CSO, An Igbo Man Slept In Same Room With Me At The Height Of Boko Haram Insurgency” – Shettima

In a video shared on YouTube, the vice president, Kashim Shettima stated that he chose an Igbo man as his Chief Security Officer (CSO) and a Christian from the north as his aide-de-camp for the purpose of inclusivity. Continue Full Reading>>>

According to Shettima, his CSO worked with him for eight years during the period when he was governor of Borno State. He said his CSO slept in the same room with him at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency in the state and he remained loyal to him even after he left office.

In his exact words: “This is a young nation where every community would like to have their representation on the dinner table of their own kinsmen.

When I was given the opportunity to pick my key staff I deliberately picked an Igbo man to be my Chief Security Officer (CSO). This is a man who had been with me through thick and thin. Continue Full Reading>>>

“When I was picked as the ANPP gubernatorial candidate in 2011, this gentleman was sleeping in the same room with me at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency.

He worked with me for eight years in government house, in Maiduguri and even when I moved to Abuja, he came down to Abuja and he was loyally visiting me every weekend at home. I picked a northern Christian to be my ADC (aide-de-camp) again for inclusivity”.