The Presidency, on Saturday, April 14, 2018, said President Buhari would only name his running mate for the 2019 presidential election after he might have emerged the candidate of the APC.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in an interview with correspondents.

He was responding to questions on whether or not Buhari would pick Osinbajo as his running mate and why he did not make his position on the matter known while declaring his interest at the party’s NEC meeting on Monday.

Shehu explained that only candidates in elections nominated running mates and Buhari had yet to become a candidate but still an aspirant.

He recalled that Buhari nominated Osinbajo as his running mate for the 2015 presidential election at the point when, as the then candidate of the APC, he wanted to file his nomination with the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The presidential spokesman added, “There is a way these things are done. When was the Vice President nominated for the ticket? If you recall, it was in December 2014 after President Buhari won the party primary. It was done at the point of filing nomination form.

“As a matter of fact, the nomination form was filed with Vice President Osinbajo’s name less than 24 hours to the closure.

“I am not an expert in this matter but my sense is that candidates nominate running mates. President Buhari is not officially a candidate yet. He has just signified his intention to seek party nomination.

“It is after winning the ticket that you will expect him to name his running mate for the contest. That’s the requirement, he can’t run alone.

“Though I have not been briefed on this, this is my assumption. My view is that it is not the norm that you name a running mate when you are not a candidate.”

Buhari had shortly before he travelled to the United Kingdom on Monday told NEC members that he would be seeking re-election based on Nigerians’ clamour that he should do so.

SOURCE- https://nairatrend.com.ng/suspense-as-buhari-set-to-dump-osinbajo-for-new-running-mate/

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Them no born am well.

In his dreams

Leaving out Osibanjo will ensure his Daura trip comes faster

Osinbajo was instrumental to the success in the last election.

The Christian votes in the south are still needed especially now that the middle belt seems a no-go area.

Except the Pastor decides to quit anyways

Yoruba don dey fear

I pray he drops him, so he can fail again like he always do.

Buhari will not dear smell python's head.

Can Nigeria now see the Genesis of the nation's current predicament?

Buhari as a flag bearer couldn't decide on who was going to run with him until it was almost late (less than 24 hrs) for him to do so in 2014, just like it took him six months to look for 'saints' as ministers.

When we say Buhari is intellectually bankrupt to understand anything, his nairaland agents pause their brains and start vomiting trash.

God rescue Nigeria.

Whether Buhari dumps that fake Pastor and floating device with no political Relevance or not, Buharis destination remains Daura 2019.

Even if Tinubu is Buharis running mate....

Buhari getting out of Aso Rock come 2019 stupid man.

Odingo1:
Yoruba don dey fear

Them no born Buhari well

Fuckyoumod:
Whether Buhari dumps that fake Pastor and floating device with no political Relevance or not, Buharis destination remains Daura 2019.

Even if Tinubu is Buharis running mate....

Buhari getting out of Aso Rock come 2019 stupid man.

Say it without crying

emmasege:
Can Nigeria now see the Genesis of the nation's current predicament?

Buhari as a flag bearer couldn't decide on who was going to run with him until it was almost late (less than 24 hrs) for him to do so in 2014, just like it took him six months to look for 'saints' as ministers.

When we say Buhari is intellectually bankrupt to understand anything, his nairaland agents pause their brains and start vomiting trash.

God rescue Nigeria.

Buhari is bankrupt of all things on all points including political wisdom, practical wisdom, quality basic education and commonsense.

We are seeing most of his other inept northern cronies running the north and indeed the entire country down with their Arabic Engineering Degrees that they rule the public service with.

Let them and the rest of the core CPC component within the APC convince him to drop Osinbanjo so Buhari can go back to Daura on a speed shuttle.

Who will he be deceiving? A man that'd being seeking office and losing since 2003 before the Tinubu gang bailed him out? Let him call his own hands himself now.

"This will Never happen"
Nobody should quote me. Please

Eventhough buhari dump osibanjo no body we cough,after all he has been killing people via herdsmen, so if their is any ekwueme in Nigeria buhari is the one

Osinbajo should resign before the election to prove his integrity. He has a very bright prospect but if he doesn't take care, fraternizing with APC will lead him into political irrelevance. Already,i have lost the respect I had for him before the elections and a few months into this regime. It takes a person of sworn integrity to speak out over corruption, gross ineptitude, impunity and disregard for the rule of law - Osinbajo should prove himself worthy as he made us all believe he is.