Shagari supports APC endorsement of Tinubu as sole candidate in 2027

Former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Muktar Shariag, on Friday expressed support for the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu by the All Progressives Congress (APC) a sole candidate of the party in 2027.

Shagari, in a media interaction, said that the endorsement of President Tinubu for second term by the APC is Constitutional, noting that open primaries will be a distraction.

Muktar Shariag justifies APC endorsement of President Tinubu for second tenure in 2027

Shagari stated that “in political party dynamics, especially, when there is an incumbent president or governor, it is customary for the party to support the sitting leader rather than search for another candidate.”

He maintained that the sitting president or governor is typically granted the right of first refusal.

According to him, “we in the APC have absolute confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s ability to run this country effectively.

“For President Tinubu to fulfill the promises he made to Nigerians, he needs a second term.”

The national chairman of the APC, Dr. Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, at the APC National Summit, invoke his power as the head of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to declare President Tinubu the party’s sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election.