•Says issue should not threaten national unity
Deji Elumoye
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, has declared that the final say about who becomes the vice-presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was solely that of the party’s standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He, however, said the search for a credible running mate to Tinubu should not be allowed to threaten the nation’s unity.
Uzodinma, who spoke with newsmen after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja Tuesday, emphasised that the 22 APC governors could not impose any running mate on Tinubu.
His words: “The decision also to choose a running mate does not reside with any of us the governors. It is the presidential candidate that will look at the local characteristics and every factor, political and apolitical that will make him win his election and take the decision. So, it’s not a decision that we…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
