Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that Jigawa State remains firmly under the control of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stating that all four former governors of the state-including prominent opposition figure Sule Lamido-now back the president.

Speaking on Tuesday during an APC campaign rally in Dutse, the state capital, Mr Shettima expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu would secure decisive support from the state in the 2027 presidential election.

The vice president named former governors Ali Sa'ad, Saminu Turaki, Muhammad Badaru, and Sule Lamido among the political heavyweights aligning with the party.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr Lamido, who is in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party...