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Shettima and the APC's rumoured implosion that never happened
Original: The Fire Brigade That Lit the Fire: Shettima and the Great Implosion That Never Was by Lawson Akhigbe In 2015 the APC un
An essay by Lawson Akhigbe argues that fears of an APC collapse are misplaced, recounting how the party unseated the PDP in 2015 and has governed Nigeria for eleven years. The piece frames Vice President Kashim Shettima as a key figure in holding the ruling coalition together, dismissing talk of a split as overheated commentary.
Why now: Nigerian politics watchers are debating rumours of internal cracks in the ruling APC and Shettima's role in holding it together.
Kashim ShettimaLawson AkhigbeAPCPDPNigeria
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- The Fire Brigade That Lit the Fire: Shettima and the Great Implosion That Never Was by Lawson Akhigbe In 2015 the APC unseated the PDP and has governed Nigeria ever since. That is eleven years, which in political terms is not so much a tenure as a tenancy with squatter's… · lawakhigbe.com@lawakhigbe.com · 4
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