General Muhammadu Buhari has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary. Now he has to make the difficult decision of choosing the running mate (the future vice president).
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deadline for the submission of names of vice presidential running mates is about to expire.
Analysts and critics have said that for Buhari to make a good choice, religion and ethnicity have to be considered.
In Lagos the APC were forced to present a Christian candidate after Tinubu and Fashola.
Analysts have also concidered if the APC have made a mistake by fielding a Muslim as the winner.
The party must substantially block President Jonathan out of the north and south west. This is because Jonathan is most likely to get block votes from the south east, and in spite of the incursion of the APC into the south-south, when it comes to the presidential election in 2015, he is likely to sweep the region.
APC’s greatest challenge will, therefore, be finding the right mix of ticket that will achieve this.
A no faith ticket rules out, Fashola and Aregbesola, regardless of their electoral value.
As for Amaechi and Oshiomhole, it would prove useless as the South South will not dump its current number one spot.
This also rules out Okorocha as the East appears to be so firmly in Jonathan’s grip, it is doubtful how much of the zone’s seven million block votes can swing victory for the APC.
This puts Prof Osinbajo, described by party insiders as “a good man,” in good stead. Our checks even hinted that his link to the Awolowo dynasty is a bonus to be harvested.
Osinbajo was said to have laid the foundation for the radical changes in the Lagos Judiciary, later copied by many other states and the Federal Government.
Osinbajo, sources said, is a man of strong integrity and pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God. A professor of law and senior partner in Simmons Coopers, he has written two major books.
A trusted, dependable hand and a pillar of the Tinubu think tank, Osinbajo could be in pole position to emerge as Buhari’s running mate.
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