The Nationwide Vice Chairman (North East) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mustapha Salihu, has defined why Vice President Kashim Shettima was not included within the current endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second time period.
Talking on Channels Tv’s Politics At this time on Monday, Salihu stated together with Shettima within the endorsement would have meant that Tinubu had already chosen his working mate for the 2027 election.
“It could have been inappropriate to endorse the Vice President together with the President as a result of it will pre-assume that he’s the working mate,” Salihu stated.
The omission of Shettima occurred throughout a North-East APC stakeholders assembly held in Gombe on Sunday, the place the area endorsed President Tinubu for re-election however omitted the Vice President.
The omission of Vice President Kashim Shettima additionally comes amid rising hypothesis about his political future.