TINUBU YET TO SELECT RUNNING MATE FOR 2027 ELECTION




Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is yet to select his vice presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election.


Special Adviser to the President on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this know during interview with journalists in Abuja.


He explained that his principal is leaving the selection of his running mate to after he has officially accepted the nomination of his party, the all progressive Congress (APC) at its 2026 convention.


Bayo said, “Once INEC releases the timetable, the party convention will hold, and if the president is nominated again, he will choose his running mate ”


Bayo explained the current speculations that Vice President Kashim Shettima will be dropped because he has been overlooked in the most of the ongoing endorsements and said, “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.


“That’s just speculation. Yes, when he was governor, there were issues. In his first term, he and his deputy, Kofo, didn’t get along, and she had to leave. Femi Pedro replaced her. In the second term, he retained Pedro, but Pedro later defected—he wanted to be governor. That’s why he had to go. I don’t want to reopen old wounds, but that’s what happened.


“So, it’s wrong to say he has a pattern of discarding deputies. There were specific political circumstances each time. That’s what I’m explaining.


“I’m not aware of any issues between the president and the vice president. From what I know, they have an excellent working relationship.


“All the speculation is just beer parlour gossip. People even say ridiculous things like Seyi Tinubu is the vice president—absolute nonsense.


“In this country, deputy roles—whether deputy governor or vice president—are always surrounded by rumours. Even when there’s no conflict, people around them will concoct stories. But as far as I know, Tinubu and Shettima work together very well.


“Christians are living their lives. The president even attended the Pope’s inauguration in Rome. There’s nothing to worry about.


“Many of the names being speculated as potential running mates are Muslims. So again, this isn’t an issue.


“The endorsements are a reaction to something. If those in the so-called coalition had not started throwing missiles at the Tinubu administration and the APC, the APC would have waited until early next year to respond.


“But we had to show that we’re not asleep but ready to square up. You can’t expect the president to sit by while his opponents are plotting openly against him.


“We’re grateful for the confidence they have in him. Of course, we welcome the endorsements, even though the campaign period hasn’t officially begun.


“Everyone knows that. But because the opposition jumped the gun, the ruling party can’t just fold its arms.”


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