The presidential flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu has submitted the name of Kabir Ibrahim Masari as his running mate for the 2023 Presidential election.
It was, however, gathered that the name of Masari, who hails from the home State of President Muhammadu Buhari, would later be changed after the party stakeholders must have agreed on a suitable vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 elections.
A party source confirmed to Dailypost that it was true that Tinubu has submitted the name of his running mate, but added that “consultation is still ongoing”
It was further gathered that the move by Tinubu and the ruling party was to meet the statutory requirement and beat the deadline set by the electoral umpire.
However, Tinubu will today meet President Muhammadu Buhari as consultation continues on the issue of his running mate.
There has been strong opposition against the issue of the Muslim-Muslim ticket being mulled by the ruling party.
Though some names had been mentioned as possible running-mates to the former Lagos State governor, it was gathered that no compromise had been reached yet.
A source in Tinubu’s camp disclosed that all the northern governors want the position.
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