JUST IN: APC North-East Stakeholders’ Meeting Turns Violent After Omission Of Shettima In Tinubu Endorsement
A political storm has hit the North-East following a controversial endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term without any mention of Vice President Kashim Shettima.
At Sunday’s APC stakeholders’ meeting in Gombe, National Vice Chairman (North-East) Mustapha Salihu sparked fury when he threw support behind Tinubu as an unopposed candidate, but conspicuously left out Shettima, who hails from Borno State.
Delegates erupted in anger, with some threatening physical assault, forcing Salihu to be whisked away by security operatives. An attempt to douse the tension by Deputy National Chairman Bukar Dalori, who included Shettima in his endorsement, was not enough to calm the heated atmosphere.
According to a Daily Trust report, matters escalated further when APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje also endorsed Tinubu for a second term, again with no reference to Shettima. Like Salihu, Ganduje had to be escorted out as the meeting ended abruptly in chaos.
