Youths of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have cautioned President Bola Tinubu against dropping Kashim Shettima as the vice presidential candidate in the 2027 general election.

The youths under the platform of the APC Youth Parliament, North-East Zone said such a move could create some form of resentment towards the president.

Speaking during a press briefing in Bauchi on Friday, Kabiru Kobi, the group’s chairman urged the president to tread with caution, especially with the rumours about his dumping Shettima as his running mate in 2027.

Kobi also noted that such a move would not only be detrimental to the APC but to cost the president his chances of re-election.

He further called on stakeholders within the ruling party to ensure that every internal crisis is sorted be for the 2027 election campaigns.

He also described the Tinubu/Shettima ticket as a perfect duo which has been tested and trusted.

Kobi said “We want to state it unequivocally clear that any attempt to reconfigure the joint ticket of His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu/Kashim Shettima in 2027 will only bring resentment that could linger beyond the elections, with negative reverberations capable of affecting the party’s success.

“It is far from hidden that the ghost of the PDP’s past actions still haunts the party today — history has little patience for those who choose to ignore its lessons,” he noted.

Kobi also said he believes that despite all that might have gone wrong that Tinubu stands a better chance at his re-election bid with Shettima.

“At this juncture, we wish to inform His Excellency, our popular and charismatic leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, that the calculated attacks are not truly aimed at the Vice President but at you. What these assailants are trying to achieve by this hypocrisy is to replace Kashim Shettima with someone of a fragile political reputation.

“They know fully well that the Vice President would pacify his supporters to leave everything to God, and that would leave you to face the wrath of the Nigerian populace. This is because — in His just nature — God dislikes injustice,” the APC youth parliament chairman said.