Spiritual leader and National Chairman, Ulam’u Council of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheik Sani Yahaya Jingir, has declared that he wouldn’t support President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election if the president drops Vice President Kashim Shettima.

Sheik Jingir disclosed this during a religious event at the Yantaya Mosque in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

Daily Trust reports that Sheik Jingir supported President Tinubu’s election in 2023 and urged his followers to do likewise.

Our correspondent reports that there ae speculations within the APC the vice president’s fate is hanging in the balance.

Responding on recent development in the APC, the spiritual leader said, “I have learnt that some unpatriotic people within and outside the APC have been making efforts to destroy Tinubu’s relationship and Shettima to achieve their surreptitious goals. That is not a welcome development, president Tinubu.

“Myself and others around me supported Tinubu and Shettima, and we’re backing your joint ticket. Any attempt to drop Shettima, I wouldn’t support that move because they had earlier agreed to contest and work together. I supported them without taking a penny from them. Although I am close to Atiku Abubakar, I chose to vote for Tinubu and Shettima. There are rumors circulating that things aren’t going well between the them but I don’t believe it. In my opinion, it’s the work of their enemies.”

Sheik Jingir, however, urged President Tinubu not to listen to those calling for him to drop Shettima in 2027, describing such people as enemies of progress. (Daily Trust)