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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abayomi Mumuni, has warned against any attempt to replace Vice President Kashim Shettima on religious grounds ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Mumuni said this on Wednesday in reaction to the controversies erupting from the omission of Vice President Shettima’s photograph from a banner displayed at the North-East Zonal Public Hearing on the amendment of the APC constitution.
According to him, the North presently lacks a Christian candidate with the political clout and followership needed to deliver substantial electoral support.
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He said the idea of dropping Shettima could undermine the APC’s chances of retaining power.
There have been speculations about a possible plan to drop Shettima from the party’s 2027 presidential ticket.
Mumuni further said that discussions about replacing Shettima with a Christian vice-presidential candidate, ostensibly to address concerns about religious inclusivity, are not strategically sound in the current political climate.
According to him, the northern region currently lacks a Christian candidate with sufficient grassroots support and nationwide appeal to complement President Bola Tinubu’s electoral strength.
“Any miscalculation in this regard could jeopardise the winning ticket for the current administration,” he warned.
Barring further postponements, Governor Abba Yusuf will defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC, today, Kano State Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Abbas, has said
The defection move was one of the reasons President Bola Tinubu met behind closed-doors with the Kano State governor, yesterday.
Yusuf’s expected defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, had caused APC leaders to delay membership e-registration in Kano, as the exercise started two weeks ago in many states and would end in two weeks time.
Regarding Yusuf’s defection to the APC, Abbas said: “Be on standby, we may call on you (journalists) Tuesday(today) depending on the arrival of the party leader, Ganduje and the governor in Kano, so you can start the work. But it will not exceed Wednesday.”
Kano APC chairman disclosed this while addressing about 1,500 ad hoc staff engaged by the party to conduct the e-registration in the state.
