He stated that Tinubu enjoys an overwhelming endorsement from party stakeholders to run for re-election in 2027 but discussions for the choice of his running mate are not on the table yet.


Basiru made this statement on National Television, “As far as we are concerned, the national summit held in the Presidential Villa has endorsed Mr. President based on his track record and a large number of stakeholders in our party have also overwhelmingly given endorsement to Mr. President, he announced.


He added that, “The question of running mate is not yet onboard and nobody has come to say that the President has made any adverse decision as regards the present Vice President.”


Recall that, a meeting of APC North East stakeholders in Gombe State ended in chaos after APC Vice Chairman, North-East, Mustapha Salihu, endorsed Tinubu for re-election without mentioning Vice President Kashim Shettima.