2023: Tinubu picks former Borno governor as running mate, jets to Daura to inform Buhari
By Charly Agwam
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has confirmed the nomination of Borno Central Senator and former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shetima, as his running mate for 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu confirmed this on Sunday while speaking with journalists shortly after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the latter’s residence in Daura, Katsina State
He was accompanied to Daura by Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, after landing at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua Airport in Katsina.
Shettima, a former governor of Borno State, was, however, absent during the announcement.
Meanwhile, his running mate, shortly before the announcement by Tinubu in Daura, Alhaji Ibrahim Masari, who was earlier...