Shettima’s final test, By Azu Ishiekwene
Others suggested former Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, both Christians – a move that may have been coordinated with the US lobby group opposed to the repeat of the Muslim-Muslim ticket in Tinubu’s second term.
The main reason President Muhammadu Buhari rejected Tinubu as his running mate in 2024 was because of pressure from the APC that the party could not afford a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
In the early days of the Tinubu administration, sources told me that the former governor had several public and private meetings with the President, at least two of which were in Paris, France.
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