On Wednesday, the All Progressives Congress is expected to announce its Vice Presidential candidate, who would run alongside Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate.
On Tuesday, the former governor of Lagos State is anticipated to wrap up meetings with APC stakeholders and governors, and on Wednesday, he will name his running partner.
According to another source, the ruling party’s governors and other stakeholders have decided that the vice-presidential ticket should be assigned to the North-East.
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There have been rumors that Tinubu will choose a Muslim to be his running partner.
Atiku Bagudu, the governor of Kebbi State; Kashim Shettima, the former governor of Borno State; Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor of Kano State; and Simon Lalong, the governor of Plateau State, are among those being considered for the role.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the Senate President will come from the South-East, while the House of Representatives Speaker would come from the North-West.
Tinubu’s running partner would be revealed in the next two or three days, according to Hakeem Bamgbala, the APC’s Lagos Vice Chairman (Central).
Bamigbala also revealed that the APC had not made a decision on Tinubu’s Muslim running mate.
He stated, “The issue of this Muslim-Muslim ticket is still speculation till the next two to three days (Wednesday) when the party will unveil Asiwaju’s running mate.
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“It is not enough for anybody to just come out to say the APC is fielding a Muslim VP. Nobody has mentioned that. We are still looking at a credible northerner who can be a Christian too to pair with Tinubu.”
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka while speaking on the issue said, “We are not in any kind of time competition with the PDP to make that announcement.
“If the PDP chooses to make their announcement on Tuesday, that does not impose any obligation on the APC or any other party for that matter to make a similar announcement by that date.
“Again, the choice of vice president will be made through consultation with the party and relevant stakeholders. Nigerians should be patient as they decide on the candidate and the part of the country he is coming from.”
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Morka added, “I am sure you know that since the convention, the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been on the road reaching out to and meeting all the aspirants and co-contestants at the primary. And in doing so, he is rallying them back to the base in readiness for the upcoming campaign.”
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