Bola Ahmed Tinubu


The  APC has submitted Alhaji Kabir Ibrahim Masari as  Bola Ahmed Tinubu's running mate.  Masari, from  Katsina state  is a serving board member of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) located in Kuru, near Jos, the Plateau State capital, AIT News reports. 

As gathered by Daily Trust, Tinubu submitted Masari's name as a placeholder ahead of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deadline for parties to submit the names of their candidates for the 2023 elections. 

 The development was confirmed on Thursday, June 16, by sources close to Tinubu and Masari. 

Indications are that Tinubu  submitted Masari's name to beat INEC's deadline, and may  replace him before the 2023 presidential election, after the APC finally decides  who Tinubu's actual deputy will be. A source said: “Tinubu is still consulting widely on the choice of his running mate.