The All Progressives Congress (APC) Friday unveiled Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate ahead of the 2027 general election,
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had set Saturday 11th July, 2026 as the deadline for political parties to upload names of the candidates into the portal.
TheHintsNews reports there had been speculations in some quarters that President Bola Tinubu might likely consider choosing another running mate, possibly a Christian from the North.
Investigation showed that while those around the President tried to convince him to drop Shettima, the President stuck to his gun, maintaining the Muslim-Muslim ticket that generated a lot of controversy prior to the 2015 elections.
Speaking at the event in Abuja, the National Chairman of APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda said the event was a reflection of the wishes of over 12 million of members of APC who overwhelmingly voted the President as their candidate.
Yilwatda told the Special Adviser on Political and Other Matters, Hon. Ibrahim Masari to assure the president that Nigerians will vote overwhelmingly for him in January 2027.
He stated: “And we are proud that the members of the APC across the country, 12 million votes already in a kit for Mr. President, voted overwhelmingly for him.And I’m sure with other members of the public who are sympathizers of APC, who are friends of APC, who are also beneficials of the program of Mr. President, I know they will also overwhelmingly vote Mr. President.
“I can’t imagine the over 1.5 million students who are receiving student loans, but they have their family, they have their friends, and they are 1.5 million.”
“They are part of a group that overwhelmingly want to vote Mr. President for supporting their education. We have road networks across the country that Mr. President has constructed, some of the longest in the history of Nigeria.”
The Chairman said the ruling party was going to present the best candidates going into the 2027 elections.
“We are excited as a party that will present the best candidate ever in the history of this country in terms of good governance. As a party we are proud, we are happy. We will present the very best candidate going to this election. And that’s why we are not afraid, we are not in doubt of our success, there is no shaking at all in any way, that come 2027 our victory as a party is assured,” the chairman noted.
The event was attended by APC governors, led by the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, members of the National Working Committee, the APC Caucus in the National Assembly, members of the Federal Executive Council, and other party leaders and stakeholders.