Former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against removing Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 elections.
Shittu, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari, warned that any move to replace Shettima could jeopardize Tinubu’s chances of securing a second term.
He made this statement during an interview on AIT’s Focus Nigeria program.
There has been speculation that Tinubu may pick another vice-presidential running mate ahead of the 2027 election.
But the presidency had dismissed such claims, stressing that the president would make his decision known when election campaigns start officially.
However, Shittu said: “Shettima was not nominated as vice president because of whatever cleavage he had with ANPP, on his own merit he got it. Shettima as a person merits it, so to start clinching on history is not part of it.
“I would vote for Shettima any day because he merits it, he is a very intelligent vice president. I don’t know what he has done for people to think that he would act differently. I don’t think Shettima deserves any prevarication on his continuity in Tinubu’s team.
“If there are any such suggestions from any quarters, I think we must be very careful about it.”
On replacing Shettima, he said: “It would bring a lot of disruptions if that move is made and it could endanger the possibility of Tinubu’s second presidency. They must continue, you don’t punish anybody for doing anything wrong.”
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