Vice President Kashim Shettima has revealed how President Bola Tinubu ignored some visitors from Borno who warned him to stop wearing the traditional outfits he gave him during the 2023 campaign.
Shettima said Tinubu was warned about a plot to kill him.
The Vice-President made the disclosure at the launch of My Life of Duty and Allegiance, the autobiography of former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, in Abuja.
He, however, stated that Tinubu dismissed the allegation and, in a deliberate show of defiance, wore the clothes for an entire week.
“For one week, to prove to them that he is not fetish, he wore those dresses. These are some of the gimmicks that are taking place in power circles in Nigeria nowadays,” he said.
At the ceremony, former president Goodluck Jonathan, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar and other prominent Nigerian leaders called for national reconciliation and the preservation of institutional memory
The gathering drew top government officials, traditional rulers, diplomats and elder statesmen.
The dignitaries highlighted the importance of leaders documenting their experiences to prevent historical distortion and inspire future generations.
They also celebrated Gowon’s enduring legacy of unity, humility, and post-civil war reconciliation.
Tinubu said accounts from leaders who lived through defining moments are essential to deepening democratic stability.
“A nation that misplaces its memory soon begins to quarrel with its own reflection. A society without memory becomes an orphan in time,” he said.
