“It’s a lie”: Sule Lamido denies supporting Tinubu ahead of 2027

Former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has rejected Vice President Kashim Shettima’s claim that he supports the APC, calling it a “lie.”

Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has pushed back against a claim by Vice President Kashim Shettima that prominent politicians in the state, including Lamido, are supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC), Daily Post reports. Lamido was reacting to a post by the DCL Hausa Facebook page, which carried the claim attributed to Shettima, tagged: “All the prominent people of Jigawa State are with us, including Sule Lamido – Shettima.”

Questioning the claim in his own post, Lamido wrote: “God is powerful. I was not with the APC in 2014, so why would I be with it now in 2026?” He also added that the statement came from a Kanuri man and it was “no surprise,” but it’s a “lie.” His response appeared to dismiss Shettima’s claim that he was among the prominent Jigawa figures backing the All Progressives Congress. Lamido’s comment on the post had attracted more than 900 reactions and 170 replies at the time shown in the screenshot.