2015: Is Bola Tinubu Lobbying to Become Vice President???

There are reports that Bola Tinubu, the former Lagos State Governor, is lobbying for former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as   flag bearer for the All Progressives’ Congress in the upcoming 2015 general elections, but Abubakar Atiku has however declared such reports as hoax.

It was reported on a national newspaper last Wednesday, that Tinubu, who is allegedly backing Buhari’s candidacy, might be picked as the General’s running mate.
However, Mr. Garba Shehu, Atiku’s media adviser, has said it was expected that the leadership of the APC would be divided by the contest between the ex-vice president and Buhari, Punch reports.

“It is expected; there will be people who will support Gen. Buhari and there will be those who will support Atiku. The party is not a military organisation. There is no regimentation and there will be no forced opinion on anyone.
“We have no knowledge of that (Tinubu’s support for Buhari); we have no evidence of that. All we know is that he has resolved to play the role of a statesman and to stay above the fray. There is nothing on ground to suggest to us that Tinubu has moved away from that position.”

And on Atiku referring to General Buhari as a religious fanatic, his aide had this to say:

“I am sure Gen. Buhari himself will agree that the country doesn’t need a fanatic. And we didn’t say he is a fanatic. We never said he is a fanatic; we never said that. If others say he is, that is their view of him. We are happy that the General himself has not raised his hands to say ‘I am the one you’re referring to.”