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Absence of Tinubu, Shettima raises constitutional concerns
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- Sep 27, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC
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Vice President of Nigeria since 2023
Kashim Shettima Mustapha is a Nigerian politician who is the 15th and current vice president of Nigeria. He previously served as senator for Borno Central from 2019 to 2023, and as the governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019.
More on Wikipedia ↗THE simultaneous absence from Nigeria of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima has sparked concerns among constitutional lawyers over the implications for governance and the country’s constitutional order.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s extended stay abroad has continued to generate debate around constitutional provisions that require the president to transmit...
By Augustine Idiagbon PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu’s extended stay in Europe has renewed debate over the constitutional procedure for presidential absence, particularly after Vice-President Kashim Shettima travelled to New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly. Tinubu left Nigeria on Aug. 30 for what the…