17th June, 2022
Alhaji Kabir Ibrahim Masari has been trending on social media as the running mate of the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu since morning.
The APC has submitted the name of Tinubu and his running mate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) since Wednesday, but the party is still shielding the Vice Presidential candidate’s name.
Sources in Tinubu’s camp have revealed that Masari’s name was submitted as Tinubu’s running mate.
As things are, Masari is a Muslim and that means that Tinubu will be vying for the presidency on Muslim-Muslim ticket.
But sources said Masari’s name was submitted to INEC as a space holder to beat the deadline set by the commission, while the party will look for his replacement later.
This informed the reason his name was not disclosed publicly.
Who is Masari?
He is a relative of the Katsina State Governor and former Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Masari. He hails from a village located in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State.
He served as the National Welfare Secretary of the APC when Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was the chairman of the party.
When the late President Umaru Musa Yar’dua was in office, Masari was affiliated with the PDP and left the party after Yar’Adua died.
He joined the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the party under which President Muhammadu Buhari ran for office but was unsuccessful in winning the election in 2011. He later joined the APC.