President Bola Tinubu’s running partner will be chosen during the party’s convention, which is typically held around a year prior to the general election, according to Ajibola Basiru, National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, or APC.
He stated that although Tinubu has received overwhelmingly positive support from party members to compete for reelection in 2027, talks to select his running mate have not yet begun.
This is what Basiru said on Friday’s episode of The Morning Brief on Channels Television.
“As far as we are concerned, the national summit held in the Presidential Villa has endorsed Mr. President based on his track record and a large spectrum of stakeholders in our party have also overwhelmingly given endorsement to Mr. President.
“The running mate issue is still up for debate, and no one has come forward to claim that the president has made a bad choice regarding the current vice president,” he stated.
Recall that APC Vice Chairman (North-East) Mustapha Salihu’s endorsement of Tinubu for re-election without mentioning Vice President Kashim Shettima caused turmoil at a gathering of APC North-East stakeholders in Gombe State last Sunday.
Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, allegedly led protests against the omission and demanded that Shettima be added to the endorsement.
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