The campaign organisation of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has reportedly ruled out Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, as running mate.
Reports say that the ruling party and its presidential candidate might settle for a Muslim-Muslim ticket as no Christian APC member in the North has the capacity to pull votes for the flag bearer.
The team with the responsibility to search for a running mate for the APC presidential candidate said the party will settle for a Muslim-Muslim ticket if they fail to find a stronger Christian from either the North-East or the North-West.
Tinubu is consulting with President Muhammadu Buhari, members of the Progressives Governors’ Forum and others in his search for his ‘number two.’
Information gathered by our team say that Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State; a former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima; Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State; and Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State are also in contention if the ruling party decides to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
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