Yahaya Bello and Badaru Meet Shettima Ahead of APC Campaign

Former governors Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State, along with other ex-governors and ministers, held closed-door discussions with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. The delegation, representing the National Directorate of Arewa for Asiwaju Movement, arrived at approximately 4 pm, while Shettima was engaged in another meeting that began at 2 pm.

Notable attendees included former Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong, Director General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Brig Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), and Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination Hadiza Bala-Usman. The purpose of the meeting remains unclear but is reported to be a courtesy visit.

This meeting occurs just two days before the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council on October 14, and twelve days prior to the campaign flag-off in Kaduna State on October 24. Senator Abdulaziz Yari, the council's Director-General, confirmed these dates after briefing President Bola Tinubu, who is seeking re-election in the presidential poll scheduled for January 16, 2027.