A controversy erupted in Maiduguri, Borno State, when the All Progressives Congress (APC) excluded Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s photograph from a banner displayed at the North-East Zonal Public Hearing on the amendment of the party’s constitution. The omission sparked outrage among party stakeholders and delegates, with Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, openly protesting the move.
The banner featured images of President Bola Tinubu, the five APC governors from the North-East zone, and the party’s National Legal Adviser, but notably omitted Shettima’s image. Lawan expressed shock and concern over the omission, warning it could fuel unnecessary tension within the party
“This was what created the fracas in Gombe, and it is repeating itself here in Borno. I do not know the motive of the organisers, but it is not right,” Lawan said. He questioned how the organisers could exclude the picture of a sitting Vice-President from Borno and the North-East zone.
Observers noted the incident was not isolated, recalling a similar exclusion of Shettima’s picture at an APC event in Gombe State last year, which triggered a fracas and forced the meeting to end abruptly
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