Buhari holds talk with APC governors on Tinubu’s running mate

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to discuss the choice of running mate of the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

The meeting was held at the presidential villa in the federal capital territory (FCT).

Atiku Bagudu, Kebbi governor and chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), led his colleagues into the meeting with the president.

The Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari; Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna, and Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno were among those present at the meeting.

Last week, the Bola Tinubu campaign organisation said the APC governors were at liberty to pick a running mate for Tinubu.

Bayo Onanuga, spokesman for the campaign organisation, said Tinubu’s running mate could come from any geo-political zone and religion.

“The vice-president can come from any region and religion. But the PGF is at liberty to pick. Up till now, we are all aware that Atiku has not chosen a VP,” Onanuga had said.

“Yet, he was elected before him. But in our own case, it is a party affair.

“The party leaders will look at the chances and decide how they will balance a Muslim from the South, maybe with somebody that comes from North-East, north-central or from the North-West.

“That is how it is done. I cannot circumvent the party.”