The National Working Committee, NWC of the All Progressives Congress, APC, alongside top party leaders have settled for Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate for the 2027 presidential election.
The development comes amid months of speculation that President Tinubu might replace Shettima with a northern Christian as his vice-presidential candidate ahead of the election.
Senior APC leaders at the meeting held at the Continental Hotel in Abuja on Friday confirmed that President Tinubu has re-nominated Shettima as his running mate and that the party is set to make the announcement official anytime soon.
This implies that the ruling APC will still fly the Muslim-Muslim ticket for the next presidential election next year.
