{"id":96783,"date":"2022-07-09T14:56:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T13:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=96783"},"modified":"2022-07-09T14:56:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T13:56:45","slug":"tinubu-returns-from-france-may-announce-shettima-el-eufai-as-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/tinubu-returns-from-france-may-announce-shettima-el-eufai-as-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu returns from France, may announce Shettima, El-Eufai as running mate\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>After nearly two weeks in France, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, returned to Nigeria on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu had, on June 27, left Nigeria for France, and according to a statement by Tunde Rahman, his media aide, the trip was for \u201cimportant meetings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>During his stay in France, reports say he met with political associates to consider his Campaign Organization as well as a possible candidate for the position of Vice Presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Kabir Masari, former APC welfare secretary, is currently the APC\u2019s \u201cplaceholder\u201d vice-presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Now that he has returned to the country, Tinubu is expected to announce the name of his running mate for the 2023 elections. Indications are that he will unveil his running mate immediately after the Mislim holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State and Senator Kashim Shettima have in the past 2 weeks emerged frontrunners for the position. Initial efforts to woo Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum, did not yield fruitful results.<\/p>\n<p>Zulum prefers remaining as Borno governor and insists his predecessor, Shettima, for the position.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu has also received criticism from those who believe a Muslim-Muslim ticket will aggravate sensibilities in the country. 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