President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted his All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination form and retained Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election.
The nomination forms of Tinubu and Shettima were presented to the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, in Abuja.
The presentation was performed by the President’s Special Adviser on Political Matters, Ibrahim Masari, during a ceremony attended by members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, National Assembly, Federal Executive Council, APC National Working Committee, state party chairmen, and some governorship candidates.
The submission comes ahead of INEC’s 6pm Saturday deadline for political parties to upload the nomination forms of their presidential and National Assembly candidates through its online nomination portal in line with the Electoral Act, 2026.
Addressing party leaders, the APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, described the occasion as the formal presentation of the duly completed nomination forms of the party’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
Argungu said Tinubu had earlier emerged as the party’s presidential candidate through its primary election and urged members to remain united ahead of the 2027 poll.
Speaking on behalf of APC governors, Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, reaffirmed their support for Tinubu and the party’s leadership.
Uzodimma said: “We are delighted that this event is coming after a well-organised and thoroughly supervised primary process.
“We reiterate our commitment to continue supporting President Tinubu and the party.”
The Chairman of the PGF urged party members to close ranks behind all APC candidates, expressing confidence that the party would retain power in the next general election.
Receiving the nomination forms, Professor Yilwatda said the occasion reflected the confidence of party members in Tinubu’s leadership.
Yilwatda cited the student loan scheme, infrastructure projects, and agricultural interventions as some of the achievements of the administration, expressing confidence that the Tinubu-Shettima ticket would secure another term in office.
He said: “We will all come out and mobilise across the six geopolitical zones.
“I am sure there will be healthy competition among the governors.
“One geopolitical zone has already told me they will deliver the highest number of votes for Mr. President.
“I will be happy to see such competition among the governors as they mobilise their states so that we can see which state will return the highest number of votes for Mr. President.”
Yilwatda added that the party would campaign on the administration’s record in office, saying Nigerians would reward Tinubu’s achievements with another mandate.
