The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has clarified speculations that Vice President, Kashim Shettima, could be dropped as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate in 2027.

Naija News reports Morka, while featuring on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Tuesday, stated that Tinubu’s political trajectory as Governor of Lagos State made Shettima’s possible replacement speculative.

Morka explained that the party’s endorsement of President Tinubu for a second term also endorses the Vice President.

He said, “The position of Vice President, when the time comes, is liable to conversations at the party level, you know, for decisions as to who becomes Vice President.

“So when they endorse the President, in my understanding, that constitutes an endorsement of the serving Vice President as well, whether or not his name is listed, because you know, the President is the one who is on the ballot.

“It’s not easy to just assume that and say that because it’s a joint ticket. The President has already been highlighted in the past as governor, has had opportunities to change his deputies.

“And so it’s not moving away from trends and what he’s done in the past. But that’s exactly why this is all very speculative.”