The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to unveil the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima on Wednesday.
This follows the earlier postponed unveiling which was to hold on July 14.
Shettima, an ex-governor and Senator representing Borno Central was announced by Tinubu July 10 as his running mate in the 2023 general elections.
According to a statement by the APC National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu, the exercise will take place by 1:00 pm at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.
The statement said: “All members of the National Executive Committee, Progressives Governors’ Forum, APC Caucus in the National Assembly, Federal Executive Council, diplomatic corps and presidential aspirants at the June 2022 Special National Convention, APC state chairmen, secretaries and organising secretaries are hereby invited to witness this landmark official unveiling of our great party’s vice presidential candidate.”
It could be recalled that backlash trailed Shettima as Tinubu’s choice as running mate on the basis of both being Muslims. However, Tinubu defended his decision stating that Shettima has the right qualities.