2027 Elections: Shettima Sends Message to Tinubu's Supporters in Northern Nigeria
VP Shettima inaugurates the Arewa for Asiwaju campaign office in Abuja and warns APC leaders not to take northern support for Tinubu's 2027 re-election for granted.
Vice President Kashim Shettima, a northerner himself, has frequently been deployed by the Tinubu presidency to shore up support in the North, a region that has grown increasingly critical of the administration over insecurity, economic hardship and the removal of fuel subsidy. As attention turns to the 2027 general election, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is working to consolidate its northern base ahead of what is expected to be a keenly contested race, with pressure groups such as "Arewa for Asiwaju" emerging as vehicles for mobilising support for Tinubu's re-election bid in the region.
The coverage agrees that Shettima used the occasion of the campaign office inauguration in Abuja to rally APC leaders and defend the administration's performance in the North, but the outlets differ in emphasis: one frames his remarks as a caution against complacency over northern votes, while the other focuses on his defence of Tinubu's record. Neither report details specific achievements cited, the scale of the Arewa for Asiwaju structure, or how rival political camps in the North have reacted to the push.