Contrary to Rainbow Coalition’s Targeted Voting, Shettima Advocates All-APC Ballot

Vice President Kashim Shettima urged supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State to cast their votes for the entire party slate, refuting the strategy employed by the Rainbow Coalition. The coalition, led by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, champions President Bola Tinubu but disperses support across various election categories.

Shettima, who led the APC delegation to Lafia for the party's presidential campaign rally, called for a straight-ticket victory in the 2027 general election. Joined by APC National Chairman Professor Nentawe Yilwatda and Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, Shettima addressed a rally filled with party leaders, National Assembly members, APC governors, and thousands of supporters.

Shettima emphasized that voting for Tinubu and other APC candidates would result in better governance and more infrastructure development for Nasarawa and the country. He highlighted ongoing projects like the Lafia bypass and the Nasarawa-Plateau-Bauchi-Gombe highway, attributing the state's prosperity to reforms at the center. Shettima also reiterated Tinubu's concern for the people's wellbeing and promised further infrastructure investments in Nasarawa's second term.

The vice president emphasized the importance of voting uniformly across all APC positions, stating, "APC from top to bottom, APC from bottom to top." Yilwatda praised Nasarawa's strategic importance to APC's electoral calculations and the unity among party stakeholders, while Abbas highlighted the synergy between the National Assembly and the executive, resulting in the passage of 78 bills in support of the Renewed Hope Agenda.