2027 Election: Tinubu will choose his running mate after APC convention — Presidency

2027 Election: Tinubu will choose his running mate after APC convention — Presidency

The president’s special adviser on communications and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has stated that following the upcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) convention, President Bola Tinubu will select his running mate for 2027 election.

In an interview with Daily Trust, Onanuga said this in response to rumours that President Tinubu intended to remove Kashim Shettima from his running mate list for the 2027 election.

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Following certain speakers’ endorsement of President Tinubu for a second term at the APC stakeholders gathering in Gombe without mentioning Shettima, the rumours lately caused a stir.

The omission led to the event’s disruption as some delegates questioned why the Vice President’s name was not mentioned during the endorsement.

Onanuga dismissed the subject as a “non-issue,” saying that in a presidential system, the presidential candidate is nominated before a running mate is selected.

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Onanuga said, “That’s what happened under Buhari; he was nominated first and later picked his running mate. You don’t do both at once. Once INEC releases the timetable, the party convention will hold, and if the president is nominated again, he will choose his running mate.”

The presidential spokesperson further denied that he is aware of the rumours of a rupture between Shettima and President Tinubu, calling them “a beer palour gist.”

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