When top leaders openly endorse a successor before party primaries, does it strengthen political stability or weaken internal democracy?

Vice President @kashim-shettima-mustapha has publicly backed Senator @ahmed-aliyu-wadada as the possible successor to Governor @abdullahi-a-sule ahead of Nasarawa’s 2027 APC governorship race, saying @ahmed-aliyu-wadada would sustain the state’s investment and reform agenda. The endorsement has already sparked fresh conversations around continuity, party influence and democratic competition.