Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday submitted the nomination and expression of interest forms of President Bola Tinubu to national officers of the All Progressives Congress.

Shettima submitted the forms at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja and urged APC governors and members of the National Assembly to support Tinubu’s re-election bid.

According to the vice president, Tinubu has demonstrated the capacity to pull Nigeria out of its economic and social challenges.

He described the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda as a major reason Nigerians should support the president’s second-term ambition.

“We are here as Nigerians and as members of the APC to submit this very priceless nomination form of our dear president and leader, His Excellency Bola Tinubu, as he seeks to lead us for another four-year term,” Shettima said.

“Through thick and thin, Tinubu has proved his mettle and has shown the world that his capacity and resolve to pull the nation out of the woods remain unfazed.

“Indeed, the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President has reflected in many successes recorded by this administration. The socio-economic impacts have been phenomenal in producing positive results.”

Shettima added that Tinubu had steered the country through difficult times with courage and determination.

According to him, some of the administration’s policies may have appeared difficult, but were necessary to stabilise the economy and secure the nation’s future.

“His Excellency, President Bola Tinubu, has delivered on the mandate of renewal, stability, and national rebirth,” he said.

“The storms of the past years have not diminished him; they have made a fine sailor out of him.

“He has steered this ship through turbulent waters with courage, taking difficult but necessary decisions to stabilise the economy, restore confidence, and prepare Nigeria for a more sustainable future.

“Hence our support and reason for rallying round him.”

The vice president said every Nigerian had a role to play in safeguarding democracy and sustaining hope for the country.

“On behalf of our great party, I ask all Nigerians to support this nomination and, by the special grace of God, the candidacy of President Bola Tinubu in 2027 shall be victorious,” he added.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, commended Tinubu’s leadership at what he described as a difficult period in Nigeria’s history.

Abbas expressed confidence that brighter days lay ahead under the president’s leadership.

He said Tinubu’s bold reforms and courageous decisions had placed Nigeria on the path to recovery, prosperity, and progress.

According to him, the president’s reforms justify his re-election bid.

The APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, said the performances of Tinubu and APC governors justified the president’s quest for a second term.

He stated that the party had delivered significantly across various sectors of the economy.

Yilwatda added that the endorsement of Tinubu by the party’s National Working Committee was based on his performance in critical sectors.

Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, said the party’s unanimous support for Tinubu was reflected in the large turnout of governors at the event.

He noted that Tinubu’s leadership and performance had strengthened the APC’s dominance among state governors and in the legislature.

Uzodinma assured that APC governors would work assiduously for Tinubu’s re-election to enable him continue what he described as the administration’s good work.