A major row broke out at an APC summit in Gombe after North-East Vice-Chairman Mustapha Salihu endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term without mentioning Vice-President Kashim Shettima. Salihu later defended the move, saying party rules allow endorsement only for the presidential candidate, not their running mate.
Salihu endorsed Tinubu at the APC summit but omitted Shettima
Outrage erupted, delegates shouted, and disrupted the meeting
Salihu had to be escorted out by security
He later said party rules allow primaries only for one candidate, the President
Deputy Chairman Ali Bukar later endorsed both Tinubu and Shettima
The incident exposes the fragile political alliances within the ruling party ahead of 2027. Salihu’s remarks reflect a constitutional technicality, but the omission was seen as a slight to Shettima, especially in his home region. While the deputy chairman later smoothed things over with a joint endorsement, cracks in unity remain visible...…READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT HERE
