Running Mate: At Last, Tinubu Zeros In On North East As Atiku Picks Okowa

Running Mate: At Last, Tinubu Zeros In On North East As Atiku Picks Okowa

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have narrowed down the search for a vice presidential candidate to the North East geopolitical zone, LEADERSHIP Friday can authoritatively reveal.

A dependable source within the camp of Tinubu told this paper that two individuals from the zone, a serving governor and a former governor, had been penciled as the final pick for running mate to the APC presidential flag bearer.

This is even as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has picked Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate.

Tinubu from the South West had clinched the APC presidential ticket after a contest trailed by intrigues, horse trading and political maneuverings that initially played up Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the consensus candidate.

The APC flag bearer is expected to unveil his running mate today before INEC deadline elapses.

In another development Daily Trust understands that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has dropped the name of Alhaji Kabir Ibrahim Masari as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election.

It is said that Tinubu dropped his name as a place holder ahead of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deadline for parties to submit the names of their candidates for the 2023 election.

Sources in the camp of Tinubu and Masari confirmed this to Daily Trust on Thursday evening.

The running mate of the APC Presidential candidate hails from Masari a village in Kafur Local Government Area if Katsina state.

He is the Kinsman of Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, governor of Katsina state.

The running mate of the APC Presidential candidate served as the National Welfare Secretary of the ruling party during the tenure of comrade Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman.