Bukola Saraki
Saraki has explained that he was absent at the Independence Day
parade because he was out of Abuja attending to other important
political assignments as an aspirant to clinch the presidential ticket
of PDP, ahead of its primaries, weekend.
According to Vanguard, he also said in his home state, Kwara, the
gubernatorial primary election took place yesterday and required his
presence.
Special Adviser to Saraki on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu,
who spoke on his behalf, said his principal was unavoidably absent at
the parade ground because he would also meet with Kogi delegates to the
national convention of the PDP.
According to him, these are two very important political assignments that required the attention of the Senate President.
Olaniyonu said: “The Senate President and a frontline
presidential aspirant on the platform of the PDP is currently not in
Abuja, he is at the moment in his home state, Kwara.
“The governorship primary is holding today (yesterday) in Kwara
and he must be present and after that, he will be holding a meeting
with Kogi State delegates to the PDP National Convention. These are two
very important assignments that require his attention.”
Spokesperson of Speaker of the House of Representatives, Turaki
Hassan, said he had no idea if his boss was invited to the event or why
he was not present at the ceremony.
“Actually, I am out of Abuja and I don’t know what is happening there,” he said.