Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has dismissed Vice President Kashim Shettima’s claim that prominent politicians in the state, including himself, are supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Lamido reacted to a post by a DCL Hausa Facebook page quoting Shettima as saying: “All the prominent people of Jigawa State are with us, including Sule Lamido – Shettima.”

Rejecting the claim, the former governor wrote: “God is powerful. I was not with the APC in 2014, so why would I be with it now in 2026?”

He further described the statement as a lie, adding that its attribution to a Kanuri man was “no surprise.”

Lamido’s response appeared to contradict Shettima’s assertion that he was among prominent Jigawa political figures backing the ruling party.