Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, revealed that he had conceded to President Muhammadu Buhari the honour to nominate his running mate, but the president declined.
Tinubu, spoke on Sunday in Akure at the residence of the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti where he also disclosed that he had doubted whether he would clinch the presidential ticket of the ruling party at a time when the battle became tough.
According to reports, factional leader of the socio-cultural group, Pa Ayo Adebanjo has been raising the dust of the Akure endorsement and support for Tinubu for the 2023 Presidential election on February 25,
According to Pa Adebanjo, the Akure declaration as diversionary. Adebanjo said the group’s endorsement of the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, was sacrosanct.