The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, may have doused the swirling cacophony over the choice of his running mate for the 2023 presidential election.
The APC standard nearer on Wednesday says he would not pick a Northern Muslim as his running mate and a Christian from the North-East region of the country.
There have been speculations that the former Lagos State governor, who is a Muslim, is planning to choose his running mate from Muslim fellows in the Northern region.
But while speaking with journalists on Tuesday at the APC rally in Ekiti State, the APC National leader described the rumour as undemocratic peddled by the opposition who are against his 2023 presidential ambition.
Clarifying his choice of running mate, Tinubu maintained that his running mate shall be a North-Easterner, and must be a Christian.
He said: “The VP slot belongs to the Northeastern region and particularly the Christians, but consultations are yet ongoing as to who will be decided.”
Tinubu, who said that he would choose a Vice President solely on the basis of Nigerians’ preferences, noted that no organisation, institution, or individual could force a Vice President on him.
Tinubu’s choice of running mate has been a major subject of discourse since he emerged as the APC presidential candidate. It has dominated sermons in many mosques and churches.
