Shettima leads APC campaign push in Nasarawa ahead of 2027 elections
Vice President Kashim Shettima rallied APC supporters in Lafia, calling for straight-ticket voting across all positions in 2027.
On Wednesday, Vice President Kashim Shettima journeyed to Lafia to preside over an All Progressives Congress campaign rally in Nasarawa State, acting as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's representative. Prominent party officials participated, including APC National Chairman Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.
This gathering formed part of the party's early push to mobilise support across the North-Central zone ahead of the 2027 general elections. Shettima made an appeal to citizens across Nasarawa's 13 local government areas, calling for backing of APC nominees at every tier of governance.
He connected this electoral choice to sustaining the Tinubu administration's Renewed Hope Agenda across federal, state and local structures. The Vice President also recognised the economic difficulties currently experienced by residents, affirming that both the Federal Government and Governor Abdullahi Sule's administration were focused on enhancing welfare provisions and physical infrastructure despite prevailing economic hardship across the nation.
During the gathering, party officials spotlighted infrastructure projects completed in Nasarawa under the incumbent administration. Shettima stressed the advantages of backing only APC contenders, presenting them as the mechanism for maintaining government initiatives and works spanning all levels of administration.
The Lafia event functioned as a formal setting for President Tinubu's 2027 re-election initiative and demonstrates how the APC intends to build backing for multiple positions within a state the party views as pivotal to its political success in the North-Central region.
