Buhari gives VP slot to Tinubu

Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), according TheCable, has
conceded the slot picking of his running mate to Bola
Tinubu, national leader of the party.
This has in effect diminished the chances of Chibuike
Amaechi, governor of Rivers state, who was all along tipped
to be the vice-presidential candidate. Further discussions
are going to be held this weekend, but a quick decision may
not be reached.
The party still has up till December 18 to submit the name of
the nominee to the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC).
Buhari's decision to give Tinubu the slot is apparently based
on the voting population of the south-west which he is
banking on to upstage the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in
the 2015 presidential election.
"Politics is not winner-takes-all. Tinubu worked round the
clock to deliver a huge chunk of votes to Buhari in the
primary, and it is only fair that he is honoured in return," an
aide to Buhari said.
Tinubu, TheCable can further report, has not foreclosed the
choice of anyone as the VP candidate, but he is opposed to
Amaechi – although the Rivers governor has made the
biggest financial contribution to Buhari's campaign.
"Rumours that Amaechi has been chosen as the running
mate are not true in any form. The running mate will be
announced soon." The chieftain further said "If the party
exco settles for a Muslim/Muslim ticket, Tinubu himself will
be the number one choice. If not, then Adams Oshiomhole
stands the best chance among the rest." He ruled out
Babatunde Fashola, governor of Lagos, who is also a Muslim
installed Oshiomhole, Edo governor, as the odds-on
favourite for the running mate slot, slashing his chances
from 8/10 to 8/9, while dropping Amaechi's odds from 9/10
to 5/10. Here is a line-up of the TOP contenders