Former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has warned President Bola Tinubu against replacing Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2027.
Shittu, who was Minister during the administration of former
President Muhammadu Buhari, warned that replacing Shettima would endanger
Tinubu’s second-term bid.
He disclosed this during an interview on AIT Focus Nigeria.
There has been speculation that Tinubu may pick another
vice-presidential running mate ahead of the 2027 election.
But the presidency had dismissed such claims, stressing that
the president would make his decision known when election campaigns start
officially.
However, Shittu said: “Shettima was not nominated as vice
president because of whatever cleavage he had with ANPP, on his own merit he
got it. Shettima as a person merits it, so to start clinching on history is not
part of it.
“I would vote for Shettima any day because he merits it, he
is a very intelligent vice president. I don’t know what he has done for people
to think that he would act differently. I don’t think Shettima deserves any
prevarication on his continuity in Tinubu’s team.
“If there are any such suggestions from any quarters, I
think we must be very careful about it.”
On replacing Shettima, he said: “It would bring a lot of
disruptions if that move is made and it could endanger the possibility of
Tinubu’s second presidency. They must continue, you don’t punish anybody for
doing anything wrong.”
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