The Presidency has declared that President Bola Tinubu will only name his running mate for the 2027 presidential election after the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) holds its national convention.
This is just as the President”s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described ongoing speculations about the possibility of the President dropping Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the next election as very premature and baseless.
Onanuga stated that until the APC holds its convention in 2026 and formally nominates Tinubu as its Presidential flag bearer, discussions about who his running mate would be remain purely in the realm of speculation.
His words: “The issue of a running mate only arises after a candidate has emerged,” he said.
The clarification comes on the heels of reports suggesting that Vice President Shettima’s name was deliberately omitted during recent political gatherings endorsing Tinubu for re-election.
At a recent APC North-East stakeholders’ meeting in Gombe, tensions flared when Shettima’s name was not mentioned during the endorsement, sparking concerns over his political future.
However, senior APC officials have since dismissed the controversy. North-East APC Vice Chairman, Salihu Mustapha, emphasized that only the presidential candidate has the constitutional right to choose a running mate. He stressed that any decision on Shettima’s position will only be made after the party’s convention which is still far away.
Similarly, the North-Central APC Forum cautioned against undue pressure or pre-emptive discussions, warning that any attempt to “forcefully remove” Shettima could destabilize party unity.
The Forum maintained that due process must be followed, allowing the presidential candidate to exercise his prerogative in picking a vice-presidential candidate.
It’s been a major political discuss and commentators have , warned that any premature decision or imposition could trigger internal divisions within the APC. They urged party leaders to maintain unity and respect the constitutional process.
With the APC convention still months away, the Presidency insists that Tinubu remains fully focused on governance and the party’s broader political strategy, while Vice President Shettima continues to perform his duties as second-in-command. There’re Nigerians who see the discuss as deliberate sowing the seeds of discord between the President and his vice.
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