{"id":67242,"date":"2022-06-24T08:08:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T07:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/running-mate-youre-not-smart-ready-for-election-okowa-slams-apc"},"modified":"2022-06-24T09:18:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T08:18:53","slug":"running-mate-youre-not-smart-ready-for-election-okowa-slams-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/running-mate-youre-not-smart-ready-for-election-okowa-slams-apc","title":{"rendered":"Running mate: \u2018You\u2019re not smart, ready for election\u2019 \u2013 Okowa slams APC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu are not smart.<\/p>\n

Okowa said Tinubu\u2019s decision to place his running mate, Kabiru Masari as a placeholder was an indication that the APC is not smart.<\/p>\n

Featuring on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today, the Governor of Delta State, said making Masari a placeholder showed that APC was not organized and not ready for election.<\/p>\n

According to Okowa: \u201cYou can find that the APC is finding it difficult to get who would be their vice presidential candidate, we are hearing something we have not heard before, somebody on placement to be replaced.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are actually not smart, that makes us believe they are not even ready for the election, there seems to be a lot of confusion in the APC, unlike us, right from day one, we\u2018ve made our decision and I believe we\u2018re on the right path.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had set a date for the submission of presidential running mates.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the date, Tinubu submitted Masari\u2019s name as his running mate.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s widely believed that Tinubu submitted Masari\u2019s name as a placeholder.<\/p>\n

But, the spokesman of the APC presidential candidate, Tunde Rahman had insisted that his principal submitted Masari\u2019s name as his running mate.<\/p>\n

He, however, disclosed that Tinubu is consulting with President Muhammadu Buhari, the APC leadership, and Masari over a final decision on the issue of his running mate.<\/p>\n

Rahman said Masari may step down in the interest of the party.<\/p>\n

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