The National Spokesperson of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Habeeb Saleh Mohammed, has said President Bola Tinubu’s decision to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election does not give the All Progressives Congress (APC) any electoral advantage. According to him, Seyi Tinubu under the current government wields more power than Shettima.
Mohammed stated this in an exclusive interview with DAILY Post on Sunday while reacting to President Tinubu’s announcement on Friday that Shettima would remain his running mate for the next election.
According to him, the decision was not surprising because the APC had chosen to follow a familiar path.
“Ordinarily, some people would have expected the President to pick someone who is more formidable or someone who could bring more votes to the ticket. But to us, it is a familiar route,” he said.
The Kwankwasiyya spokesperson argued that Nigerians, particularly those in the North, had already assessed the Muslim-Muslim ticket based on the experience of the current administration.
“When the Muslim-Muslim ticket was introduced, many people, especially in the North, defended it because it meant something to them. Today, people have seen what that arrangement looks like, and I believe the Muslims themselves are making those judgments,” he said.
Mohammed claimed that retaining Shettima was more about the President’s convenience than electoral strategy.
“We believe picking him is also a convenience for the President. As far as the President is concerned, his son is even much more powerful in this government than Shettima himself.
