I will be running against President Buhari in 2019'' Bukola Saraki

Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki has finally confirmed the rumors that he will be running for Presidency. Read his statement below

“I am consulting and actively considering it. I believe I can make the change.” he said during the interview conducted in his apartment in Abuja

“If a government can go and lock up an arm of government -- and it’s never happened in our history -- we should all be very concerned. We should not be surprised that they would use security agencies for elections.” Saraki said

 ''The PDP has learnt its lesson from the loss in 2015, and I think unfortunately the APC did not learn from their victory. While negotiating with the PDP, we listed a number of issues. We talked about how to sustain and improve the fight against corruption; the issue of providing more powers to the states; inclusion and having a more nationalistic approach on things we do; to continue to improve the environment that will ensure investments. We listed a number of items during the discussions with the PDP, and there is a written agreement to that. We trust that we can hold them to that. We would ensure that the party is strong on security. The APC too have not done well on the issue of security. We have the opportunity with the right kind of presidential candidate and president to provide the leadership for the party. The party has a good opportunity to lead the country in the right direction.”