{"id":158560,"date":"2025-04-04T15:44:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency"},"modified":"2025-04-04T16:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:49:46","slug":"apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency","title":{"rendered":"APC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed speculations of a rift between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, rejecting claims that Tinubu is considering a new running mate for the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n

Despite Tinubu not officially announcing a re-election bid, party loyalists and key stakeholders have reportedly begun mobilizing support for a potential second term. However, recent rumors suggesting discord between Tinubu and Shettima have been described as unfounded by party officials.<\/p>\n

Alhaji Bala Ibrahim, APC\u2019s National Director of Publicity, refuted the reports, describing them as \u201cbeer-parlour discussions\u201d without any credible basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is pure speculation without foundation. These are beer-parlour discussions that should not be taken seriously,\u201d Ibrahim said.<\/p>\n

He added that even if the president were to consider replacing the vice president, such a decision would require extensive consultations with critical stakeholders, not unilateral action.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, political stakeholders from Nigeria\u2019s North Central geopolitical zone have renewed their demand for either the presidency or vice presidency in the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n

At a press conference held in Abuja, leaders from Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue, Niger, Kogi, and Kwara states, led by Prof. Nghargbu K\u2019tso, urged major political parties to consider zoning their presidential or vice-presidential tickets to the region.<\/p>\n

In a communique\u0301 issued after the meeting, the stakeholders argued that if APC grants Tinubu the \u201cright of first refusal\u201d for the presidential ticket, the vice-presidential slot should be allocated to the North Central.<\/p>\n

Prof. K\u2019tso, flanked by other regional leaders, emphasized that the region has been sidelined since Nigeria\u2019s return to democracy in 1999, having never produced a democratically elected president or vice president.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf Nigeria\u2019s six geopolitical zones, only North Central and South East have not occupied the positions of president or vice president in the past 26 years of the Fourth Republic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He noted that the North Central\u2019s case is worse than that of the South East, which at least produced Dr. Alex Ekwueme as vice president from 1979 to 1983.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is about fairness. We want to be recognized not as mere political adjuncts but as full stakeholders in the \u2018One North\u2019 project,\u201d K\u2019tso stated.<\/p>\n

However, the APC has dismissed the North Central\u2019s demand, describing it as unrealistic and premature.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the calls, Alhaji Bala Ibrahim said the demand was \u201cdead on arrival,\u201d arguing that the region\u2019s electoral contribution is relatively low compared to other zones like the North West.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe North Central should not see the presidency or vice presidency as a right, especially given its relatively lower electoral contribution compared to zones like the North West. They have made similar demands in the past, but these are often irrational and only serve to create unnecessary political tension,\u201d Ibrahim revealed.<\/p>\n

He further noted that zoning discussions should not arise while President Tinubu is still serving his first term.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe current occupant of the presidency must be given the chance to serve two terms. Conversations about zoning should only happen after that,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed speculations of a rift between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, rejecting claims that Tinubu is considering a new running mate for the 2027 elections. Despite Tinubu not officially announcing a re-election bid, party loyalists and key stakeholders have reportedly begun […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":158559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[254,7992],"class_list":["post-158560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-nigeria","tag-tinubu-shettima"],"yoast_head":"\nAPC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed speculations of a rift between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"APC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed speculations of a rift between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-04T14:44:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-04T15:49:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743769181.46317.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"481\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"APC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-04T14:44:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-04T15:49:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency\"},\"wordCount\":521,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743769181.46317.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\",\"Tinubu-Shettima\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency\",\"name\":\"APC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency - Nigeria\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743769181.46317.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-04T14:44:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-04T15:49:46+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed speculations of a rift between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743769181.46317.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743769181.46317.jpg\",\"width\":720,\"height\":481,\"caption\":\"APC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"APC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\",\"name\":\"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/cfeditoren\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"APC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency - Nigeria","description":"The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed speculations of a rift between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"APC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency","og_description":"The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed speculations of a rift between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency","og_site_name":"Nigeria","article_published_time":"2025-04-04T14:44:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-04T15:49:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":720,"height":481,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743769181.46317.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"APC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency","datePublished":"2025-04-04T14:44:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-04T15:49:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency"},"wordCount":521,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743769181.46317.jpg","keywords":["Nigeria","Tinubu-Shettima"],"articleSection":["all news","Parties"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency","name":"APC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency - Nigeria","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743769181.46317.jpg","datePublished":"2025-04-04T14:44:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-04T15:49:46+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed speculations of a rift between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743769181.46317.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743769181.46317.jpg","width":720,"height":481,"caption":"APC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-denies-tinubu-shettima-rift-amid-north-centrals-push-for-2027-vice-presidency#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"APC denies Tinubu-Shettima rift amid North Central\u2019s push for 2027 vice presidency"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/","name":"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/cfeditoren"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}