Our Presidential Running Mate Will Emerge Through Democratic Process – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the choice of its presidential running mate will be made within the context of the best democratic ideals, just like that of its presidential candidate.
The party in a statement issued in Lagos yesterday by its national publicity secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, urged Nigerians to ignore the widespread and misleading insinuations in some quarters about the choice of the APC presidential running mate, saying the party is yet to meet and talk about picking a running mate.
According to the party, the reports that a running mate has been picked to run with the APC presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, are unnecessarily sensational, downright speculative and totally misleading.
“We are using this opportunity to tell Nigerians to pray for us as we seek to pick a running mate for our presidential candidate. This is because this choice is not just for us but for all of Nigeria,’’ APC said.
It stated that every one of the candidates who have been speculated as a running mate to Gen. Buhari is unquestionably competent to be a Vice President or even President, adding however that no choice has been made by the party.
It said, “We are glad with the feedback we have received from Nigerians on the transparent and rancour-free manner in which our presidential primary was organised. We are assuring Nigerians that the choice of our presidential running mate will also be guided by best democratic ideals.
“We appreciate the nationwide interest that the choice of our presidential candidate and his running mate has generated. It is a mark of the confidence that Nigerians repose in us. We assure that we will not disappoint our compatriots who have seen our party as the agent of the change they so much crave.”