Tensions are rising within the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the political future of Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general elections, following the omission of his photograph from a banner at a major party event in Maiduguri, Borno State. The incident occurred on Monday during the North East zonal public hearing on proposed amendments to the APC constitution, which was attended by governors, party leaders, and other regional stakeholders.
The banner featured images of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the zone’s five APC governors, and the party’s National Legal Adviser, but conspicuously excluded Shettima, who is from Borno State. The omission sparked immediate protest from the Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, who described the act as unfair, provocative, and poorly timed, raising concerns about internal party unity in the run-up to the elections.