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Tinubu paid Sallah homage to President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina, on Sunday to brief him on his chosen running mate.
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has settled for a Muslim running mate, Kashim Shettima, NAN reports.
A highly-competent source in the Tinubu Campaign Organisation, who requested anonymity, confirmed that the former Lagos State Governor would make the name of the candidate public this week.
The considerations given for the choice of a running mate were dictated by the need to choose an individual capable of working with the presidential candidate to take Nigeria to greater heights,” the source said.
Tinubu paid Sallah homage to President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina, on Sunday to brief him on his chosen running mate.
He earlier chose Ibrahim Kabiru Masari as a placeholder for the vice-presidential slot.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had given July 15 as the deadline for presidential and National Assembly candidates to withdraw from the race in line with Section 31 of the Electoral Act, 2022.
