Nigeria, Sept. 18 -- The Office of the Vice President has clarified recent remarks by Vice President Kashim Shettima regarding President Bola Tinubu's backing from northern governors in 2023.

Mr Shettima's media aide, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement, said that Mr Shettima's reference to six northern governors pertained strictly to early political consultations preceding the June 2022 APC presidential primary.

It was not intended to reflect the post-primary stance of northern governors or to downplay their crucial contributions during the 2023 general election, Mr Nkwocha said.

He said that following President Tinubu's emergence as the party's candidate, APC governors across the North rallied behind him, playing vital roles in securing ...