The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is reported to have insisted on a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
He is said to have picked the former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election.
The Vanguard newspaper on Sunday reports that after weeks of flip-flop Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, may have finally chosen the former governor of Borno state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had earlier on Sunday also reported that Tinubu will unveil his choice of running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the leader of the party in his hometown in Daura, Katsina State on Sunday (today).
Quoting a “highly-competent source in the Tinubu Campaign Organisation,” in the report, NAN said, “The vice-presidential nominee may most likely be a former governor and senator from the Northeast part of Nigeria.
“The person is also by accident of birth a Muslim, confirming what Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State said on Saturday that Tinubu had settled for a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
“The considerations given for the choice of a running mate were dictated by the need to choose an individual capable of working with the presidential candidate to take Nigeria to greater heights,” the source said.
The APC flag bearer had chosen Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, as placeholder for the vice-presidential slot.
Tinubu was who just returned from a short vacation during which he held some strategic meetings had tweeted a day ago, “Grateful to Almighty Allah for journey mercies. Glad to be home and looking forward to what is ahead. Eid Mubarak.”
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