Muhammadu Buhari Chooses Professor Yemi Osinbajo As Running Mate,” says the APC statement. “The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has chosen Professor Yemi Osinbajo as his running mate in the 2015 presidential election scheduled for February 14, 2015.  Buhari/Osinbajo Join The Winning Team.”

Yemi Osinbajo is the former attorney-general and Commissoner for Justince of Lagos state, law professor, and also a pastor of the Redeemed church. It is thought that Osinbajo’s Christian religion has helped the choice, as there were concerns about fielding a Muslim-Muslim ticket with other contenders such as Fashola or Tinubu.

Buhari has announced the decision before the deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is Thursday, December 18, expires.

But the choice comes after a reported fallout with one of the APC’s most influential politicians – Bola Tinubu – who made last minute moves to take the Vice-Presidential slot for himself. But his attempts were blocked.

A statement from Tinubu’s media office yesterday also said some elements within APC have been angered by the possibility of Tinubu being nominated as Buhari’s running mate:

“The unfolding smear campaign against former Lagos governor and leader of the APC Bola Tinubu, is no surprise. It had been in the works for years since the Jonathan-led government realised that Tinubu commanded a powerful political followership,” the media office said.

The statement said the successful merger and birth of the APC had posed the most potent threat to the PDP, which became jittery over Tinubu’s role as an architect of the merger.

“The thought of a Buhari-Tinubu ticket confounds the PDP hierarchy and their crisis-battered president. That Tinubu might be nominated as General Buhari’s running mate also incenses the small element within the APC who joined the party not for its progressive vision but to Click www.gistblognaija.com for the rest gist.

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