Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, was reportedly targeted with a shoe thrown at him while delivering a speech at an All Progressives Congress, APC, rally in the state.
The incident occurred on Wednesday at Lafia Square, Nasarawa State, during the APC presidential campaign rally attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, APC governors, party stakeholders and other prominent members of the ruling party.
A video of the incident, which has circulated on social media, shows the moment an object, reportedly a shoe, was thrown towards the governor while he was addressing the crowd.
Here are some reactions gathered by Arogidigba Global Journal:
@kos: “So many sitting governors in the north is going to lose their seat in 2027.APC is now a crime in the North.
@Nuel042: “Truth be told, if INEC conduct free and fair elections, believe me Tinubu will not win any state in Nigeria including his own lagos, but this is Nigeria.”
@VictorManjul: “Nigerians are telling them to get the fvck out Only the APC regime from 2015 to 2026 has plunged over 90 million Nigerians into multidimensional poverty!!!”
@Starcobaba: “A rejected party”
@ukemy9: “It will be difficult for APc To Win Nasarawa state; The Indigenes are waking up, ApC guber primary was flawed and was given to another non-indigenes. The people that brought in AA sule aren’t
Happy, APC has never won Karu and it will remain so”
@stevealu: “The imposed governor for the second term is now been rejected.”
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Wetin be that thing dem dey throw for stage as Nasarawa State Governor was speaking during yesterday’s presidential campaign? https://t.co/R4iCMrdtDK
— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) November 5, 2026