Just In: APC Announces New Date to Unveil Tinubu’s Running Mate Kashim Shettima

Just In: APC Announces New Date to Unveil Tinubu’s Running Mate Kashim Shettima

  • Nigeria's main party, the APC has announced Wednesday, July 20 as the date for the unveiling of Senator Kashim Shettima as Bola Tinubu's running mate
  • The official event would hold by 1.00pm at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja
  • Meanwhile, barely 24 hours after the unveiling of his running mate, the APC received loads of criticisms from concerned Nigerians, religious leaders, opposition parties and the Christians Association of Nigeria

The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has rescheduled the presentation of his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, for Wednesday, July 20.

The Punch reports that the development is coming nine days after the national leader of the party picked the former governor of Borno State as vice presidential candidate.

APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Senator Kashim Shettima, Abuja
Tinubu announces a new date to officially unveil his running mate Kashim Shettima. Photo credit: Tinubu Shettima Ballots - TSB 2023
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Shettima will be officially unveiled by 1.00pm at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.

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This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday morning, July 19, by the APC National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu.

The statement partly read:

“The All Progressives Congress will formally unveil its Vice Presidential Candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, to the Nigerian public.”

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Some few days back, the presidential candidate of the ruling party, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu unveiled the immediate past governor of Borno state and a serving lawmaker in the House of Senate, Kashim Shettima as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the party, APC.

Source: Legit.ng

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