The APC on 28 January 2026 dismissed reports suggesting Vice President Kashim Shettima could be dropped from President Tinubu's 2027 ticket, describing the claims as speculative and baseless. The party's response came amid broader media chatter about whether the Muslim-Muslim ticket that won the 2023 election would be revisited, and set the stage for the APC to formally reaffirm Shettima as running mate later in the year.