{
  "id": 8040542,
  "title": "Shettima clarifies comment on northern governors’ support for Tinubu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/shettima-clarifies-comment-on-northern-governors-support-for-tinubu-8040542",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:50:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/shettima-clarifies-comment-on-northern-governors-support-for-tinubu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Office of the Vice President has clarified comments made by Vice President Kashim Shettima regarding the support President Bola Tinubu received from northern governors. Shettima had said that only six of the 19 northern governors supported Tinubu's presidential bid.\n\nAccording to the clarification, Shettima's reference to the six northern governors was limited to political consultations and alignments before the All Progressives Congress primary in June 2022, as stated by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha. The Vice President's office emphasized that this was not a comment on the position of northern APC governors following President Tinubu's emergence as the party's candidate.\n\nShettima also reportedly said that Tinubu had reconciled with northern governors who did not support his presidential bid after the 2023 election, and that he holds the northern governors and other leaders of the APC in high regard. The Vice President regretted any interpretation of his remarks that may have suggested otherwise.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Benue APC stakeholders declare support for Alia, Tinubu’s re-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/2027-benue-apc-stakeholders-declare-support-for-alia-tinubus-re",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:47:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Shettima clarifies comment on northern governors’ support for Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/shettima-clarifies-comment-on-northern-governors-support-for-tinubu",
        "published": "2026-09-17T14:28:43.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}