Senate President, Bukola Saraki has dismissed report that he will contest the 2019 presidential elections. Speaking through his Special adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuf
Olaniyonun, the senate President described the rumour as false.
In a chat with Independent, Olaniyonun said “the report is false. If
it is true that he is contesting, you would have seen the report it in
major dailies since last week Saturday when the news broke out on social
media. But as you can see, there is nothing like that.”
Recall that veteran journalist and former presidential aspirant, Dele
Momodu had over the weekend claimed that Saraki will be contesting the
2019 presidential polls.
Momodu had said, “The Boss can exclusively reveal that Senate
President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has joined the 2019 Presidential
race. There is no doubt that he would be a formidable force that should
not be ignored because only few politicians in Nigeria today have the
pedigree, the experience, the clout and the connection of Senator
Saraki.
“Impeccable sources reveal that as he plots his move for the
Presidency, he is said to be considering building alliances with all
Nigerians of like minds. He is also considering using the Deputy Senate
President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu as his running mate.”