I’ve Not Told Shettima He Has Been Chosen As My Running Mate – Tinubu

The Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, acknowledged he has no longer told extinct Governor of Borno Express, Senator Kashim Shettima, that he has been chosen as the substantive operating mate.

The extinct Lagos Governor acknowledged this on Sunday for the length of an interview with journalists after his closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina Express.

Tinubu acknowledged that he has additionally told the period in-between vice presidential candidate, Kabir Ibrahim Masari, of his decision to interchange him fully with Shettima as the legit operating mate.

He acknowledged, “I saw Kabir Ibrahim Masari this present day and there goes to be an announcement to interchange him fully with the substantive candidate.”

When queried to advise who the substantive candidate turned into once, Tinubu declared that it turned into once Shettima, even supposing he has no longer mentioned it with him.

“Kashim Shettima, I in actuality maintain no longer mentioned with him but I in actuality maintain disclosed it to you,” he acknowledged.

Tinubu’s declaration comes no longer as much as one hour after Masari officially stepped down as vice presidential nominee.

He had acknowledged, “Right here’s to narrate our esteemed occasion leaders under our ready President Muhammadu Buhari, teeming occasion people and the enormous of us of Nigeria, of the high result of a needed dialogue I compatible had with the flag-bearer of our enormous occasion, All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“Make a choice that I had the singular honour and privilege of being nominated as the operating-mate to Asiwaju Tinubu closing month after a keenly contested presidential predominant earlier than the 2023 overall elections.

“However, after phenomenal reflection and wider consultations, I now maintain to step down. I spotted that my decision will enable Asiwaju to maintain more latitude to give more lodging and inclusion that will position our occasion to determine the upcoming elections, with the enhance of the of us of Nigeria.

“In stepping down, I dispute I will tranquil abet our occasion and the country in several other capacities. I maintain to ascertain that I in actuality maintain submitted my withdrawal letter and affidavit to that enact as the Vice Presidential Candidate to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the upcoming elections.”