The presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has officially submitted his completed nomination forms to the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The development was confirmed by Tinubu’s media spokesman, Tunde Rahman, on Friday, while asked on who was chosen as the running mate of the former Lagos State governor, Rahman disclosed that he cannot speak on it.
However the Director of Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Bayo Onanuga, has confirmed that Masari was the name submitted to the INEC.
Ibrahim Masari was said to have once worked as a member of the National Working Committee when Adams Oshimhole was in charge of the APC excos.
Ononuga said “He is not really a surrogate per se. He is just holding forth. The electoral act stipulates that candidates have the window period to substitute up till sometime in August.
“Asiwaju will use that time to continue consulting with the party, governors and the president. He is taking his time and doesn’t want to rush it,” he said.
When asked why it is taking too long to get a competent candidate for the post of the vice president, Onanuga said that Tinubu wants to follow due process by carrying everybody along.