{"id":12232,"date":"2022-06-17T07:41:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T07:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=12232"},"modified":"2022-06-17T07:41:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T07:41:34","slug":"running-mate-at-last-tinubu-zeros-in-on-north-east-as-atiku-picks-okowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=12232","title":{"rendered":"Running Mate: At Last, Tinubu Zeros In On North East As Atiku Picks Okowa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Running Mate: At Last, Tinubu Zeros In On North East As Atiku Picks Okowa<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">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.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">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.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">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.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">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.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The APC flag bearer is expected to unveil his running mate today before INEC deadline elapses.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">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.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">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.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sources in the camp of Tinubu and Masari confirmed this to Daily Trust on Thursday evening.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The running mate of the APC Presidential candidate hails from Masari a village in Kafur Local Government Area if Katsina state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He is the Kinsman of Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, governor of Katsina state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">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.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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