The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed media reports suggesting that Vice President Kashim Shettima may be dropped as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate ahead of the 2027 presidential election, describing the claims as “purely speculative, untrue and utterly baseless.” The party made this known in a statement issued in Abuja and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka.
The APC urged media organisations to refrain from giving space to what it described as rumour peddlers and “mischievous news sources of questionable provenance” whose actions, it said, were aimed at sowing discord and confusion in the polity. The party also cautioned ministers, senior government officials and party leaders against engaging in or fuelling such speculations, advising them instead to remain focused on their core responsibilities and on supporting the administration.
According to the statement, the ban on political activities remains in force, and the President should not be distracted from the task of governance. The party stressed that its current priority is to support President Tinubu and Vice President Shettima in the implementation of the Renewed Hope Agenda, noting that the administration’s reforms are gradually transforming the economy, promoting prosperity and improving the living conditions of Nigerians.