Running Mate: At Last, Tinubu Zeros In On North East [Details]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have narrowed down the search for a vice presidential candidate to the North East geopolitical zone.

A dependable source within the camp of Tinubu told this paper that two individuals from the zone, a serving governor and a former governor, had been penciled as the final pick for running mate to the APC presidential flag bearer.

This is even as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has picked Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate.

Tinubu from the South West had clinched the APC presidential ticket after a contest trailed by intrigues, horse trading and political maneuverings that initially played up Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the consensus candidate.

The APC flag bearer is expected to unveil his running mate today before INEC deadline elapses.