2027 Election: Presidency Hints On When Tinubu Will Pick Running Mate

The Presidency has announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will select his running mate for the 2027 election only after he formally accepts the All Progressives Congress’ nomination at its convention in 2026.

Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on information and strategy, made this revelation on Thursday during an interview with Daily Trust newspaper.

Onanuga refuted the concerns regarding the presidency’s silence on the exclusion of Vice President Kashim Shettima from a series of endorsements for Tinubu.

He stated that the rumors of a rift between Tinubu and Shettima, a former Governor of Borno State, are unfounded.

“When I read the report, I dismissed it as a non issue. In a presidential system, the candidate emerges first and then selects a running mate. 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 run-ning mate,” Onanuga said.

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