President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said the major thrust of his presidential aspiration was to unite the nation and set it on the path of sustainable economic growth. Saraki made this known while addressing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders and members in Enugu on Thursday on his ambition to be the Presidential candidate […]
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The special adviser to Senate President Bukola Saraki on media, Yusuph Olaniyonu, has wondered what the business of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is with his principal’s aspiration to be president. Yekini Nabena, APC’s acting spokesman, had described the presidential aspiration of Saraki as a joke on Wednesday. But in a statement, Olaniyonu said the […]
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Top Nigerian journalist and author, Dele Momodu, has shared what he says is Senate President Bukola Saraki’s strategy on how to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. In his weekly column, Pendulum, the publisher of Ovation Magazine said he had initially omitted Saraki’s name from the list of potential presidential candidates because of his “geographical […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Thursday declared his intention to run for president in 2019. Speaking on Thursday at a meeting with young political aspirants in Abuja, Saraki said he intends running on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He promised to lead the fight against poverty and fulfill all his promises if elected. […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki says he is not losing sleep over the plot of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remove him, as those talking about impeachment are engaging in cheap blackmail. The ruling party has repeatedly called on him to resign or be removed from office over his decision to join the Peoples Democratic […]
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The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has distanced itself from a statement issued by Garus Gololo, chairman of the association in Benue state, wherein he asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to resign or be forcefully removed. In a statement on Wednesday, Othman Ngelzarma, national secretary of MACBAN, said Gololo spoke in his personal […]
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A former Delta State governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Sunny Onuesoke has called on the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, to stop intimidating Senate President, Bukola Saraki and leaders of the National Assembly. Onuesoke, who spoke to newsmen at the end of the […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki says Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), repeatedly told him he was not happy with President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of government. Saraki said this on Monday while responding to the previous allegations made by Tinubu. Responding to his decision to quit the APC for the Peoples […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki says the failure of the presidency to submit INEC budget on time is a display of lack of foresight. He however, said the the national assembly is committed to ensuring the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is well funded to conduct the 2019 polls. He said this on Sunday in reaction […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), two weeks ago, is considering running against President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. The number three citizen who had earlier hinted at running for the highest office in the land, told Bloomberg in an interview that he had been consulting widely. Saraki said he would need […]
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