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Just In! Tinubu picks former Borno gov, Shettima as running mate

July 10, 2022July 10, 2022 Aminu Imam

Reports indicate that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 polls, Bola Tinubu has confirmed Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate. It had earlier been reported 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…

2023: ‘Tinubu has accepted to pick a Muslim running mate’ � Ganduje

July 9, 2022July 9, 2022 Aminu Imam

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday said Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), has agreed to pick a Muslim vice-presidential candidate. The governor made the comment during a gathering of about 100 clerics at the Kano State Government House, as part of activities to mark Eid el-Kabir. �We have advised him to pick a Muslim deputy, and he has agreed�, Ganduje said, adding that �a Muslim-Muslim ticket is a reality. It is not something new in Nigeria�. The governor asked the clerics to pray…

2023 APC VP Slot: Tinubu pencils Zulum, Shettima, drops el-Rufa’i

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Aide debunks Asiwaju meeting with Wike The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, may in the next few days name either Governor Babagana Zulum, of Borno State, or his predecessor, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his running mate. With about 12 days to the July 15 deadline for political parties to submit the final names of their presidential candidates and running mates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), it was learnt that Tinubu, after a thorough consultation, settled for the…

2023: “I�m still searching for my running mate � Tinubu

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Aminu Imam

Ahead of the 2023 general election, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, yesterday said he is still searching for his running mate. The Asiwaju stated this in Abuja, while delivering his keynote address at the 60th birthday celebration of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila. The ex-Lagos Governor also heaped praises on the Speaker for his contributions to his political ambition of becoming Nigeria�s President and democracy, while extolling the virtues of his Deputy, Hon. Idris Wase, for being a dependable…

Tinubu receives grand entry in Lagos as tumultuous crowd welcomes him

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Gets blessing after visit to Oba Akiolu The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, arrived Lagos yesterday from Abuja 12 days after he won the party�s presidential ticket. Before his arrival, motorists and commuters were stranded in some major roads, as residents thronged the metropolis to receive the Asiwaju to his State. Cultural display by severals cultural troops entertained the large crowd at the Presidential Wing of the airport in Ikeja, Lagos. Tinubu had after his emergence visited all…

2023: “You truly belong to nobody, but belong to everybody”, Tinubu tells Buhari

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 Aminu Imam

The 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a �true leader, brother and friend� who demonstrated a �sense of purpose, composure, and maturity� in the weeks leading to the Special Convention of the ruling Party. This was disclosed in an issued press statement by the President’s Special Assistant (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, yesterday. In a letter to the President, which he personally signed, Tinubu expressed gratitude for Buhari�s congratulatory letter to him, adding that while all the…

2023: ‘Muslim-Muslim�ll work against your lifelong ambition’, Group tells Tinubu

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 Aminu Imam

A non-profit civil group, New Nigeria Collective (NNC), has warned the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, against running with a Muslim-Muslim ticket, because that would ultimately kill his lifelong ambition to be president of the country. In 2023. Reacting to current political developments, the group, in an issued press statement by its General Secretary, Bosun Osifowora, said it has become obvious that the reason Tinubu deferred naming his running mate, and instead preferred a place holder, was because he was conflicted between the…

2023 APC VP Ticket:
Tinubu reportedly picks Buhari�s kinsman, Masari as �tentative� running mate

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 Aminu Imam

In a bid to beat the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s deadline for submission of a name for the vice-presidential slot for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, the Party has reportedly submitted a name. The submitted name is Alh. Kabir Ibrahim Masari, a native of Katsina State who served under former President Umaru Musa Ya’Adua. The Katsina-born politician is of the Malumfashi/Kafur constituency in Katsina State, the home State of President Muhammadu Buhari.He is a serving member of the National Institute…

2023 Presidency: 8 names tipped as Tinubu�s running mate

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 Aminu Imam

Eight names have so far emerged as likely running mates for the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s presidential flag-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. This is coming just as the ruling party is said to be in a dilemma over who to pick as his running mate for the 2023 election. Various caucuses in the party are reportedly behind the push for eight names as likely preferred choice as running mate. No fewer than six camps in the APC in the North are reportedly backing separate…

2023: Tinubu visits Buhari, says issue of running mate �in my pocketbook�

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night hosted All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, at the State House, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, the Asiwaju pledged to sustain Buhari�s legacies if he wins the election and is sworn in as his successor. He commended the president for providing a level-playing field for the process of selecting the party�s presidential candidate. He recalled that the president had promised many times that he would support the democratic process and he had proven that with the party�s presidential…