JUST IN: Tinubu to Announce Shettima as Running Mate
By Lawan Bukar Maigana
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has reportedly chosen former governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate.
A source in the Tinubu Campaign Organization who asked to remain anonymous told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday that running mate will be unveiled soon.
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“The presidential aspirant will make the name of his running mate public this week,” the source revealed.
“The person is a former Governor and a senator from the northeastern part of the country.
“Tinubu didn’t care about religion in the choice of a running mate. He considered competence and doggedness. And he will visit Buhari in Daura to brief him on his running mate.”
Another source who pleaded anonymity told Politics Digest that the person to be unveiled is Shettima who was Tinubu’s leading campaigner before the primaries.