A relatively unknown politician, Alhaji Kabir Ibrahim Masari, has been trending on social media all day after his name was reportedly forwarded to INEC as the running mate of the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The APC beat the deadline for the submission of the name of the presidential flag-bearer and his vice on Wednesday but kept mum on the identity of the person included as the Vice Presidential candidate.
However, sources Masari’s name. This is yet to be confirmed or denied.
Masari is a Muslim and that means that Tinubu will be vying for the presidency on a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
Some sources have told the media that Masari’s name was actually submitted to INEC as a space holder to beat the deadline set by INEC. They noted that the party is still actively searching for a suitable person.
They added that this was why the name has not been announced.
Masari 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.
