Days after the conclusion of their primary election, President Muhammadu Buhari has met with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The meeting which took place on Tuesday, was put together to discuss the choice of a running mate for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate.
Atiku Bagudu, who is the governor of Kebbi and chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), led his colleagues into the meeting with Buhari.
Chief of staff to the president, Ibrahim Gambari; Governor of Kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai; and governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum were among those present at the meeting.
Last week, the Bola Tinubu campaign organisation admitted that APC governors are at liberty to pick a running mate for Tinubu.
Bayo Onanuga, the spokesman of the campaign organisation, said Tinubu’s running mate can come from any geo-political zone and religion.
“The party leaders will look at the chances and decide how they will balance a Muslim from the south, maybe with somebody that comes from north-east, north-central or from the north-west.
“That is how it is done. I cannot circumvent the party,” he said.