Buhari set to pick his running mate Today

The National Chairman of  APC John Odigie-Oyegun, has said the party would  announce its vice presidential candidate for the February 14 election today Dec 17, 2014 .The chairman made this known to the public in an interview with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja.

After partying its back to work for Buhari who just celebrated his 72^nd birthday yesterday.

There were speculations that a leader of the party and former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, did not only canvass the nomination of Mr. Buhari’s running mate from the South West geo-political zone, but also pushed for himself to be named for the position.

It was further gathered that Mr. Tinubu also pushed the name of a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Yemi Osibajo (SAN), in the event that his quest to be the vice presidential candidate failed.

Some party members, it was learnt, have kicked against the Buhari-Tinubu ticket because both are Muslums.
The possible choice of either Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State or Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has also also been touted.