With the 2027 general election still two years away, speculations about replacing Vice President Kashim Shettima on President Bola Tinubu’s re-election ticket have sparked internal divisions within the All Progressives Congress (APC). The controversy is already causing unrest among party stakeholders, particularly in the North-East region.
A meeting of APC North-East leaders held at the International Conference Centre in Gombe on Sunday turned chaotic when supporters of Vice President Shettima clashed with the party’s Zonal Vice Chairman, Mustapha Salihu. The violence erupted after some party figures reportedly failed to affirm Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate for 2027.
The meeting, initially aimed at consolidating support for President Tinubu’s second-term ambition, quickly descended into disorder as tensions flared over Shettima’s political future. The incident highlights growing internal rifts within the ruling party as the countdown to 2027 begins.
