Real Reason Shettima Wasn’t Mentioned In Tinubu Endorsement – APC

The APC clarified that Vice President Shettima’s name was excluded from Tinubu’s second-term endorsement because party guidelines focus only on the presidential ticket.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has explained why Vice President Kashim Shettima’s name was left out during a recent public endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term.

Speaking on Politics Today, a program on Channels Television, the APC’s National Vice Chairman for the North-East, Mustapha Salihu, said the omission had nothing to do with disrespect. According to him, it was simply in line with the party’s usual practices and the rules in the party’s constitution.

Salihu said the endorsement happened at the APC North-East stakeholders’ meeting in Gombe on Sunday. He made it clear that the endorsement focused only on President Tinubu’s candidacy, as that is the usual tradition at this stage of the political process.

“In my full speech—specifically in the last paragraph before the endorsement—I praised Vice President Shettima, acknowledged him as our son, and affirmed our support for him as people of the North-East,” Salihu said.

He added that he also thanked the National Security Adviser and other political appointees from the North-East. He expressed gratitude to President Tinubu for giving the region recognition.

“I also appreciated the National Security Adviser and other North-East appointees, thanking Asiwaju [Tinubu] for recognising our region. Only then did I move to endorse him as the party’s sole presidential candidate,” he added.

Salihu went on to explain that, during primary elections, the APC only endorses a single person for the presidential ticket. At that point in the process, running mates are not yet included.

“In party politics, particularly during the primaries, only one candidate is endorsed for the presidency. The choice of a running mate comes after the primaries, and it’s the constitutional prerogative of the presidential candidate,” he said.

He clarified that while there can be internal discussions or suggestions, the party constitution does not allow the endorsement of a joint ticket at this stage. That only happens after a presidential candidate has officially emerged.
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