Nigeria, July 11 -- Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday praised a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, from preventing his removal as Borno State governor by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Mr Shettima said Mr Jonathan mooted the idea of his removal at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) but was told by Mr Adoke that he (Jonathan) had no power to do so.

The vice president spoke at the public presentation of a book authored by the former AGF in Abuja.

The book titled, "OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3 billion Nigerian Oil Block."

Mr Adoke served as AGF under the Jonathan administration.

For his part, Mr Shettima was Borno governor 2011 to 2019 when he was elected t...