Just In: Tinubu, APC Presidential Candidate Picks Running Mate
Hush Gist
July 10, 2022
Ahead of the 2023 General Elections, Bola Tinubu, APC Presidential Candidate has picked his running mate.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who is the electoral umpire has declared 15 July 2022 as the deadline for substitution of candidates ahead of the 2023 General Election.
According to a report available on Vanguard News, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confirmed Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate.
Meanwhile, News Agency of Nigeria also reported in one of its bulletins on Sunday that the vice presidential candidate will be unveiled to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the leader of the party in his hometown in Daura, Katsina State on Sunday (today).
President Buhari has been in Daura since Friday for the Eid-el Kabir celebration.
Recall that Shettima played a lead role in the pre-presidential primaries campaign of Tinubu.
Shettima, the representative of Borno Central Senatorial District, was a former two-term Governor of Borno State.
