Sam Amadi, director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, said it will be unsurprising if Vice President Kashim Shettima is replaced on the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 presidential election.
Amadi spoke in a chat with Arise TV on Saturday.
He was reacting to the chaos that ensued during an APC
north-east summit where some speakers endorsed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential
election while omitting Shettima’s name from the ticket.
Amadi said the omission is “an indication of a certain
language control arising from the reality of politics.”
He said Tinubu has a history of finding it “difficult to
work with deputies”, adding that the president had three deputies during his
two terms as Lagos governor.
“President Tinubu has clearly shown that he finds it
difficult to work with deputies. As governor of Lagos, he had the distinction
of having three deputies, each of whom was thrown out in a very chaotic and
unpalatable process, and their careers got largely derailed,” Amadi said.
“Now we are dealing with something bigger than Lagos, and
APC minders are right that when you are at the level of picking a candidate,
you can only choose one candidate. But again, conventionally, the language and
communication of endorsement is very clear.
“The omission [of Vice President Shettima’s name at the APC
north-east summit] is an indication of a certain language control arising from
the reality of politics.”
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