An All Progressives Congress (APC) meeting in the North-East to endorse President Bola Tinubu for a second term ended in chaos, following the alleged refusal of key party stakeholders to endorse Vice President Kashim Shettima alongside the president.
A video circulated by AIT on Sunday showed party members in heated tension as the event ended abruptly.
Peoples Gazette gathered that the meeting was held in Gombe State and attended by key APC stakeholders in the region, including ministers, lawmakers and others. The party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, was also in attendance.
It was gathered that tension erupted when the national vice chairman (North-East), Mustapha Salihu, failed to mention Mr Shettima in his speech while endorsing Mr Tinubu for a second term.
Mr Salihu’s action provoked heated controversy among delegates who dared to attack him. The intervention of the deputy national vice chairman (North-East), Bukar Dalori, who mounted the podium after Mr Salihu’s speech, doused the tension.
However, delegates got incensed again when Mr Ganduje also failed to mention Mr Shettima while endorsing Mr Tinubu in his speech, provoking attendees to exchange blows and disrupting the event.
Mr Ganduje could not be reached for comments regarding what unfolded at the meeting. APC spokesperson, Felix Morka, did not also reply to a request seeking comment on the development.
Recall that Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, on Saturday, endorsed Mr Tinubu for a second term, acknowledging the president’s continued support for the state.
“I want to assure the president that for what he did and for what he is doing, in terms of bringing change and development to Nigeria. The people of Gombe State will follow him blindfolded, and from what I see, about 2027, his return is assured,” Mr Yahaya said.