Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar approached him to be his running mate in the forthcoming presidential election.
Makinde disclosed this during an interview on Arise Television on Friday, saying Atiku and members of his team had reached out to him with the proposal.
However, the governor said he declined the offer and advised the former vice president to consider another candidate.
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He added that accepting the proposal would have been the easiest route to achieving his political ambition if personal ambition had been his priority.
“Atiku’s people approached me to run with him as running mate. If ambition was to drive me, that was actually the surest path,” Makinde said.
Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, was later selected as the party’s vice-presidential candidate.
