Bola Tinubu names Kabiru Masari as running mate

<h4><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress &lpar;APC&rpar;&comma; Asiwaju Bola Tinubu&comma; has named Kabiru Masari as his running mate for the 2023 elections&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-26912 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;06&sol;images-2022-06-18T083700&period;414&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"Kabiru Masari " width&equals;"646" height&equals;"474" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">This was made known to the public by APC chieftain&comma; <span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--c-contrast-800&rpar;&semi;">Kabiru Faskari&comma; during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today aired on Friday&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Faskari explained that picking Kabiru Masari&comma; who hails from Katsina State&comma; does not violate the country’s laws as against the clamour for a Muslim&sol;Christian APC ticket&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The APC&comma; it is believed is putting Kabiru as a placeholder to beat the deadline given by the Independent National Electoral Commission &lpar;INEC&rpar; for presidential candidates to submit the names of their running mates&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">INEC had given a Friday&comma; June 17th&comma; deadline for the submission of the names&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;