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Head of State Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has reportedly tasked the former governor of Lagos State and a leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to recommend his running mate, including possibly himself. A source close to Buhari, who emerged the presidential candidate of the APC on Thursday in Lagos, revealed that the former head of state gave Tinubu the power to pick his running mate in the 2015 Presidential election after a meeting of APC chieftains in Lagos because he was very impressed with the way Tinubu kept to his words to back him to victory by delivering bulk South-west votes to him during the Presidential primary. Another source on Friday hinted that the bulk South-west vote gave the general a big edge in the primary, adding that Buhari was impressed with Asiwaju’s conduct, having delivered on his promise. Buhari felt it was only natural that he should reciprocate Tinubu’s gesture and good faith. Buhari was said to have told Tinubu to either choose himself or recommend somebody else for him as a running mate. It was further gathered that the combined vote of the region, plus the votes of Akwa-Ibom, Rivers and Bayelsa delivered by Rotimi Amaechi gave the former head of state a landslide victory in Lagos.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 06:01:52 +0000

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