Ahead of the 2027 General Elections, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the current president, may decide not to run with current vice, Kashim Shettima
According to Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Special Advisor on Information and Strategy,
the president will only select his running mate for the 2027 presidential election
after formally accepting the party’s nomination at its 2026 convention.
Onanuga made this known in an interview with Daily Trust.
Onanuga further rejected claims that the president’s silence amounted to tacit approval of the vice president’s exclusion
when asked why the administration has remained silent in the face of mounting criticism
over vice president Kashim Shettima’s exclusion from a wave of endorsements for Tinubu.
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When I read the report, I dismissed it as a non-issue. In a presidential system, the candidate emerges first and then selects a running mate. That’s what happened under Buhari—he was nominated first and later picked his running mate. You don’t do both at once.
Once INEC releases the timetable, the party convention will hold, and if the president is nominated again, he will choose his running mate,” he said.
Onanuga Says All Is Well Between Tinubu And Shettima
Onanuga clarified that there is no rift between President Tinubu and Shettima.
“I’m not aware of any issues between the president and the vice president. From what I know, they have an excellent working relationship. All the speculation is just beer parlour gossip. People even say ridiculous things like Seyi Tinubu is the vice president, absolute nonsense.
In this country, deputy roles, whether deputy governor or vice president, are always surrounded by rumours. Even when there’s no conflict, people around them will concoct stories. But as far as I know, Tinubu and Shettima work together very well” he said
Asked whether his comments meant the controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket that brought Tinubu to power in 2023 would be repeated in 2027, Onanuga said the matter was no longer an issue, insisting that earlier fears about Islamisation had been dispelled.
Meanwhile, recall that in our recent report, there was a clash at the internal northern leaders meeting held in North East
Where Ganduje had endorsed Tinubu for second term without announcing Shettima’s name
There is already so much tension! Will Shettima still remain Tinubu’s vice for 2027? Well time shall tell