APC North-East: Chaos as APC National Chairman, Ganduje, Vice Chairman, Salihu, Endorsed Tinubu Without Shettima
By: Israel Adeleke
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports as gathered that drama unfolded on Sunday in Gombe State at a meeting of the North-east leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and the national vice chairman of the party in the zone, Mustapha Salihu, refused to mention Vice President, Kashim Shettima's name while endorsing President, Bola Tinubu, for a second term.
OTN News further reports as gathered and seen in a video that has since started to circulate online that the meeting which saw the attendance of nearly all ministers, lawmakers, and governors from the party in the region, ended in a serious crisis as delegates at the forum threatening physical harm.
OTN News observes that the whole drama started when Salihu endorsed Tinubu as an unopposed candidate but remained silent about Shettima.
Immediately after his speech, delegates at the forum reportedly began insulting Salihu, with some threatening physical harm.
Subsequently, Security operatives had to escort him out of the meeting.
Furthermore, to de-escalate the situation, the party’s Deputy National Chairman, Bukar Dalori, then endorsed both Tinubu and Shettima for a second term.
However, the meeting concluded abruptly after National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, also endorsed only Tinubu, omitting Shettima’s name throughout his approximately 10-minute speech.
Ganduje, too, had to be escorted from the venue by security personnel.
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