How Jonathan almost impeached me as governor – Shettima

Vice president Kashim Shettima has revealed how the former Nigerian president almost impeached him as Borno State Governor.

Shettima stated that he was the most criticized public figure during the last years of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

On Thursday in Abuja, Shettima, who is the former governor of Borno State, expressed this viewpoint at the public unveiling of the book “OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3bn Nigeria Oil Block,” authored by the former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke.

He said, “In the last four years of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, I was the most demonised person; I was the public enemy number one.

“There are two gentlemen seated here. Certain decisions are taken in a very rare peace circle. The President, the Vice President, the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

“In one of such conclaves, former President Goodluck Jonathan, with whom we have sheathed the sword and have now recalibrated our relationship, was muting the idea of removing this Borno governor.

“Aminu Tambuwal, the then Speaker of the House of Representatives, had the courage to tell the President that your Excellency, you don’t have the powers to remove an elected councillor.

“The President was still not convinced, he muted the idea at the Federal Executive Council.”