Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Monday said news making the rounds that he will contest the 2019 presidential election is unfounded.
Yusuph Olaniyonu, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Saraki said, “the report is false. If it is true that he is contesting, you would have seen the report 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,” he said.
It would be recalled that media mogul, Dele Momodu has disclosed that Senate President Bukola Saraki will join the 2019 presidential race.
Momodu disclosed this in a lengthy statement on his ‘Boss Newspaper’ and it read in parts: “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. Having already exhibited the ability to work seamlessly with politicians from the two main political parties, it is a path he can easily tread.
