Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, will today
announce his running-mate at a press conference that is
likely be at the party's national secretariat, Abuja.
The national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-
Oyegun made this known yesterday in Abuja in the course
of the meeting of the party's National Working Committee
where the issue of the APC presidential running mate was
being discussed.
The meeting which began around 6pm had a short break
during which Oyegun spoke with the journalists at the
secretariat.
Responding to a question why the party is delaying
announcing the name of the Buhari's running mate, Oyegun
said, "It is not delay. The candidate will speak with you
people. The party has consulted with the candidate and we
have reached some agreement and he will address you on
it.
" The NWC meeting was the continuation of the meeting
which began at the Rivers State Governor's Lodge in
Asokoro, Abuja, where a committee was set up to search
for the best candidate to complement Buhari.
The seven-member committee headed by Chief Tony
Momoh was set up were representatives from each zone of
the country.
They are Chief Bisi Akande (South-West), Senator Chris
Ngige (South-East), Senator Danjuma Goje (North-East),
Chief Audu Ogbe (North-Central), Chief Sam Jaja (South-
South) and Governor Yari Abubakar (North-West).
On the list are Governors Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers),
Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), Adams Oshiomhole (Edo) and
a former Lagos State Attorney- General and Commissioner
for Justice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
Others whose names came up were former governors Dr.
Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State), former Governor Olagunsoye
Oyinlola (Osun State), Senator Olorunnmbe Mamora and
former governor Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti State).
The committee has submitted its report to the NWC who
would recommend three names to Buhari in order of
preference and it is the name that would be made known
today.
"One thing I can categorically tell you now is the party would
not feature a Muslim/Muslim ticket and we are open to
three zones in the South, who gets the nod would be
announced tomorrow," a member of the party NWC told our
correspondent.
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