2027: Shettima faults Wike's Rainbow Coalition, says vote APC top to bottom

Vice President Kashim Shettima has dismissed the Rainbow Coalition's plan for split voting, urging supporters to cast their ballots exclusively for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming 2027 general election. The vice president made the announcement during an APC presidential campaign rally in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State.

The Rainbow Coalition, spearheaded by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is rallying support for President Bola Tinubu's re-election. However, Wike had previously stated that the coalition's sole purpose is to support the President, with plans to back candidates from other parties for various elective positions.

Shettima adamantly disagreed with this stance, emphasizing that the Presidency would not endorse such an arrangement. He reiterated the main message of President Tinubu, which is a comprehensive victory for the party from top to bottom and bottom to top, without any divisions. Shettima stressed that they do not want a scenario where voters are asked to vote for the President and not the Governor, or vice versa, or for Senators or Members of the House of Assembly without considering the party's overall agenda.

He reiterated that President Tinubu has Nasarawa State at the core of his plans, promising that the President will deliver the dividends of democracy through investments in roads, education, and solid minerals.