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The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Sam Amadi, says President Bola Tinubu has always found it difficult to work with deputies.
He therefore pointed out that it would not be surprising if President Tinubu decides to drop Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 election.
Amadi added that the omission of Shettima from the 2027 endorsements by the All Progressives Congress (APC) could be a pointer to the direction the party might be headed and a lesson in the harsh reality of politics.
Naija News reports that the public commentator made the submission in a chat with Arise TV on Saturday where he spoke against the backdrop of the chaos that rupted during the APC Northeast stakeholders meeting in Gombe State in which President Tinubu was endorsd for a second term in office on the party’s ticket without any mention of Shettima as his running mate.
Amadi recalled that President Tinubu had three deputies during his tenure as Lagos State Governor, so dropping Shettima might also follow similar trends.
“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.
“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,” Amadi said.
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