Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential flagbearer has said that he has a running mate for the 2023 presidential election.
Bola Tinubu made this statement after being hosted on Thursday night by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja.
Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Mr Tinubu said he had the name of a vice-presidential candidate penned down.
When asked who his running mate would be, the former Lagos governor stated, “I won’t tell you that. That is my right. It’s in my pocketbook.”
There are speculations that Mr Tinubu will pick one of the northern governors instrumental in his hard-fought emergence as the APC presidential candidate. The names mentioned included governors of Kaduna, Jigawa, Kebbi, Plateau, among others.
The APC presidential candidate commended Mr Buhari for providing a level-playing field during the party’s presidential primary election.
Mr Tinubu recalled that the president had promised many times that he would support the democratic process.
“He promised the whole country and the world that he would build a legacy of transparency and consistency. Legacy of a level-playing ground for all the aspirants. He will be committed to democratic principles and values and he did so,” explained Mr Tinubu. “He didn’t endorse anybody. He didn’t impose anybody. He did not, at any time, attempt to tinker with the process of this election to favour one tribe or the other. He was steadfast. He was trustworthy. He was dependable. He was a leader.”
The APC presidential candidate was accompanied on the visit by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos and Wale Tinubu.