Abubakar Bukola Saraki (born 19
December 1962) is a senator for
Kwara, Nigeria . He was elected in
the April 2011 elections, having
previously served two terms in
office as governor of Kwara State.
He is currently a member of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), and
is a former member of the People's
Democratic Party (PDP). Saraki's
father, Olusola Saraki, was a former
senator of Kwara State.
Background
Abubakar Bukola Saraki was born
on 19 December 1962. He attended
King's College, Lagos, from 1973 to
1978, and Cheltenham College,
Cheltenham, London from 1979 to
1981 for his High School Certificate.
He then studied at the London
Hospital Medical College of the
University of London from 1982 to
1987, when he obtained his M.B.B.S
(London). He worked as a Medical
Officer at Rush Green Hospital,
Essex, from 1988 to 1989. He was a
Director of Societe Generale Bank
(Nig) Ltd from 1990 to 2000. He was
appointed special assistant to the
President on Budget in 2000. [1]
Ceremonially, he also serves as a
tribal nobleman of high rank in his
capacity as the Turaki of the Ilorin
Emirate.[2]
Early political career
Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki’s
political career began when he was
appointed Special Assistant to
President Olusegun Obasanjo on
Budget in 2000. [3] While holding
this position, he initiated the Fiscal
Responsibility Bill and served on
the Economic Policy Coordination
Committee, where he was
responsible for the formulation and
implementation of several key
economic policies for Nigeria.
Kwara State governor
In 2003, he ran for the office of the
Executive Governor of Kwara State
on the platform of the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP) and won.
He was sworn into office in May
2003. He ran again for re-election
in 2007 and won his second term.
As governor of Kwara, he led
reforms in agriculture, health,
education, finance and environment
policy. One of his major
achievements was inviting
displaced white farmers from
Zimbabwe to Kwara State and
offering them an opportunity to farm.
This led to the establishment of
Shonga Farms programme, which is
now being replicated across
Nigeria. His charisma among his
fellow governors got him appointed
as Chairman of the Nigeria
Governors Forum.

Another pdp slowpoke that ran to apc...

am great at predictions... this actually came through