Special adviser to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Media and Publicity, Yusuf Olaniyonun has made it clear that his boss will not contest the 2019 Presidential elections.
In a recent interview, Olaniyonu said that report making the round that Senator Saraki will contest the 2019 Presidential election against President Muhammadu Buhari is not true.
“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.”
This clarification came against the backdrop of a report by Ovation publisher and former presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu in his Boss Newspaper, that Saraki will be contesting the 2019 Presidential election.
The report read: “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.” [myad]
