The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu’s running mate for the 2027 presidential election will be determined after the party’s national convention.
Speaking on The Morning Brief programme on Channels Television on Friday, Basiru revealed that while Tinubu enjoys widespread support from APC stakeholders to seek re-election, discussions regarding his running mate have not yet begun.
He said, “As far as we are concerned, the national summit held in the Presidential Villa has endorsed Mr. President based on his track record and a large spectrum of stakeholders in our party have also overwhelmingly given endorsement to Mr. President.
“The question of running mate is not yet onboard and nobody has come to say that the President has made any adverse decision as regards the present Vice President,” he added.
Basiru’s comments come amid internal tensions in the party following a controversial endorsement of Tinubu by North-East APC stakeholders.
Recall that a recent meeting of North-East APC members in Gombe State ended in disarray after Mustapha Salihu, the APC Vice Chairman (North-East), endorsed Tinubu for re-election without mentioning Vice President Kashim Shettima.
This omission sparked protests reportedly led by Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, who demanded that Shettima’s name be included in the endorsement.
