‘Why it is challenging for Tinubu to drop Shettima as VP’
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is expected to maintain the Tinubu-Shettima presidential ticket despite public concerns regarding the same-faith pairing. Political stakeholders in the North East are actively lobbying to keep Shettima on the ballot, citing his loyalty and electoral value.
Why it matters
This decision highlights the internal political maneuvering and strategic calculations within Nigeria's ruling party ahead of critical national elections.
Barely 24 hours to the deadline for political parties to submit the names of nominees for the Presidential and National Assembly election, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) seems set to go ahead with the Tinubu-Shettima ticket .
Checks by The Guardian revealed that despite President Tinubu ‘s desire to respond to public concerns about the implications of sustaining the same faith ticket, political considerations make it imperative that he should retain Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate.
A close Presidency source confided in The Guardian that political stakeholders from the North East geopolitical zone had been meeting and strategizing on how to ensure that Shettima remains on the presidential ballot.
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