A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Farouq Aliyu, has disclosed that competence will determine who emerges as the substantive running mate to the party’s Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
The former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives stated this on Sunday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
Naija News recalls that Tinubu had emerged as the APC flagbearer for the 2023 presidential election, defeating the likes of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, amongst others.
Following the emergence, the APC candidate named Kabiru Masari as the “placeholder” for the position of the vice-presidential candidate until a substantive name is submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
However, religious groups like the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and some notable Nigerians have vowed to oppose any political party that fields a…
