APC’s internal fault fight scares me more than Atiku and Obi Shettima’s Stark Warning Ahead of 2027
Vice President Kashim Shettima’s candid admission that he fears the All Progressives Congress’s internal contradictions more than he fears Atiku Abubakar or a “diminished” Peter Obi cuts through the usual campaign bravado. Speaking in Abuja while unveiling the Arewa for Asiwaju campaign headquarters, Shettima framed unity as the real existential challenge for the ruling party. The statement is both a confession and a strategic signal.
In Nigerian politics, ruling parties often implode more from within than from external pressure. Shettima’s warning that northern leaders should not champion the presidential ticket while undermining their own governors is a pointed reminder of how fragile elite consensus can be. Gubernatorial elections and National Assembly races are not secondary con...