Angry Delegates Disrupt APC North-East Summit Over Non -endorsement Of Shettima For 2027
The stakeholders summit of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Northeast, has been disrupted, followingcthe non-endorsement of the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, alongside President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 joint ticket of the party.
The stakeholders summit of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Northeast, has been disrupted, followingcthe non-endorsement of the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, alongside President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 joint ticket of the party.
There had been media reports of simmering dispute between Tinubu and Shettima before the non- endorsement of Shettima alongside Tinubu as the flag bearers of the ruling party for the next election in Gombe State.
However, the dispute blew open on Sunday, when the stakeholders’ summit of the party was disrupted on Sunday after some speakers endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term and declined to endorse Shettima.
The problem escalated during speeches by top party officials, starting with the National Vice-chairman of the party (North-East), Mustapha Salihu.
Salihu who spoke, endorsed Tinubu as the party’s sole presidential candidate for the 2027 election but omitted Shettima, thus causing loud mummoring which later led to the disruption of the summit.
Salihu failure to endorse Shettima, alongside Tinubu sparked an immediate backlash from attendees who began to shout and issue threats of violence.
Some of the visibility angry delegates moved to molest Salihu, but the national vice chairman was quickly escorted out by security operatives as tensions flared.
However, the Deputy national chairman, Bukar Dalori later, addressed the crowd and endorsed both Tinubu and Shettima for second terms, apparently in a move to douse tensions.
Dalori endorsed both Tinubu and Shettima for second terms, a move widely viewed as an attempt to manage the fallout from Salihu’s remarks. However, the crowd remained agitated and the unrest persisted, throughout the summit, even as the APC National Chairman and former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje later took the stage and again endorsed only Tinubu in a speech lasting about ten minutes without mentioning Shettima.
Ganduje’s speech reignited tensions among attendees, and he was also quickly escorted out from the hall as the situation grew increasingly volatile with some delegates becoming hostile.
Salihu failure to endorse Shettima, alongside Tinubu sparked an immediate backlash from attendees who began to shout and issue threats of violence.
Some of the visibility angry delegates moved to molest Salihu, but the national vice chairman was quickly escorted out by security operatives as tensions flared.
However, the Deputy national chairman, Bukar Dalori later, addressed the crowd and endorsed both Tinubu and Shettima for second terms, apparently in a move to douse tensions.
Dalori endorsed both Tinubu and Shettima for second terms, a move widely viewed as an attempt to manage the fallout from Salihu’s remarks. However, the crowd remained agitated and the unrest persisted, throughout the summit, even as the APC National Chairman and former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje later took the stage and again endorsed only Tinubu in a speech lasting about ten minutes without mentioning Shettima.
Ganduje’s speech reignited tensions among attendees, and he was also quickly escorted out from the hall as the situation grew increasingly volatile with some delegates becoming hostile.
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