Northern governors of the All Progressives Congress from the North-West and North-East are allegedly divided over the choice of a suitable running mate for the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
This is as the party’s national leader revealed that he was still searching for his running mate for the 2023 presidential election.
The development is coming a few days after the controversies over Tinubu’s claims that he lost his academic certificates in his submission to the Independent National Electoral Commission.
A party chieftain, who spoke anonymously that the delay in settling for an acceptable candidate among the governors spurred the party to temporarily opt for a placeholder.
He said the challenge is due to the internal wrangling and agitation between governors from the North-East and North-West.
“I think it is down to two governors, Babagana Zulum of Borno and Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, who have been seriously agitating for the vice-presidential slots. While the former wants his predecessor to be considered for the exalted, the latter has his eye on the seat,” he said.
The APC Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, however, kicked against the report, which he averred must be the figment of the imagination of people peddling the speculation.
“I can’t respond to speculation. All I can say is the media should allow the APC presidential candidate to make his decision. Once a decision is taken, we will announce it,” he fumed.
