Senate President Bukola Saraki is considering running against President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.

Saraki, who had earlier hinted at running for the highest office in the land, told Bloomberg in an interview that he had been consulting widely.

In the last one week, the senate President has visited ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and former military President Ibrahim Babangida.

Saraki said he would need to win the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to actualise his objective of leading the country.

He defected to the PDP from the All Progressives Congress (APC) two weeks ago.

The senate president accused the APC of not managing its victory well, saying his new party could make a difference.

“I am consulting and actively considering it… I believe I can make the change,” he was quoted to have 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.”

He also spoke of the Department of State Services (DSS) blockade of the national assembly, wondering what would happen during the elections.

“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.

“There has been a persistent disregard for due process and a lack of neutrality for some of these issues. For you to have credible elections, you must have safe elections. Security agencies are actively getting involved in the politics.

“The fundamentals of whatever we are going to develop is going to be based on sound democracy, credible elections, freedom of choice of Nigerians. If we don’t have that as a foundation, then everything else cannot happen.”

Saraki also alleged that investors have lost confidence in the Buhari government, criticising the current administration’s handling of fuel subsidy.

“Most of the inflows that have come in are merely hot money, and that is because the oil price has gone up,” he said.

“Investment in the real sector is not seen. The private sector, in my view, has probably taken a position that the confidence is not there in the government. The country requires a government that is truly pro-business, and a president that sees himself as a chief marketing officer.

“If we are going to have a subsidy, we should have a budget for subsidy. Because once we have a budget for it, the private sector can also play a role in the importation of petroleum products. And if the private sector plays a role, definitely the cost of the subsidy will go down and there will be more efficiency in the delivery of products. But in the environment we are in today, where it’s only the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that’s doing that, it’s going to be inefficient, it’s not going to be transparent.”

https://www.thecable.ng/believe-can-make-change-saraki-considering-running-buhari/

Somebody should please beg saraki to come and contest against PMB.

The way he will be beaten blue black, nobody will tell him

But of course the LMC (looters media crew) members would encourage him to contest since they love supporting fraudulent people and thieves.

He's entitled to contest, just like any other qualified Nigerian. But winning the primaries and the election proper is a whole different kettle of fish.

You will lose woefully.

Run.
Just Run....

We anti-BuhariAPC are strongly behind u.

Sai ka yi...!

Sai Oloye II

Of course it's perfectly within his rights to contest.

Bukola, omo baba oloye, bo si gban gba ka jo jare

This One Wey im Mouth Go Soon Quiet After PDP Primaries?

I'm sure you will disgrace them

Another 'Change' talk Una no dey tire? Hope it is not the kind of 'change' his home-state of Kwara has been experiencing under his grip.

He reserved the right to vote and to be voted for

Good luck to him. But let's hope he won't get booed when campaigning in the North like Kwankwaso has been experiencing, or even stoned.

I seriously wish you clinch the PDP presidential ticket. Only then we will show you Nigeria is not Kwara State.

No way.

It should be one of Tambuwal, Atiku, Lamido and Kwakwanso.

We want Buhari to be thoroughly beaten and therefore no point taking chances.

Dey deceive yourself for there...

Yimu *2

I wish PDP fill this man so that he can really knows his worth in this country. I am very sure he will hardly get 100, 000 votes. He thinks people that are pushing him don't know him thoroughly. A very cunny man with no integrity. Grounded societie general bank and trade Bank plc, now came like a camelion to start heritage bank. If it s a country that justice is not bought with dollars, people like him will be languishing in jail and all his properties associated with his family both extended and immediate will be seized.
Useless people. Just pray that PDP takes over , because if this bubu comes back to power , your jail term will be longer than your age.
You will see his true colours when PDP do primaries. He will manipulate every results and do them sege. Sebi he has fulfilled his defection tricks. By the time delegates number is less than the total vote cast, they will understand.
By that time, they won't be able to go back to apc again. No be saraki again?

In a nation like Nigeria full of gullible individuals, you have a big chance indeed!

#ThisisNigeria

Not northern enuf not south westerm enuf. Mr man u no fit win

Okay...

NO VACANCY IN ASO ROCK
SAI BABA TILL 2023

@Saraki u are 2 over ambitious and dt makes u desperate 2 attain dat seat, off which u knw u cnt..

yeyerolling:
Not northern enuf not south westerm enuf. Mr man u no fit win

shame no catch you.

is he not a Nigerian
is he not qualified

why should his region or tribe be the yardstick

hmmmmm..... anyway it's within your right to contest but I know that Buhari will floor him hands down in a free and fair election

Leave us with our government saraki!!!... thanks
You can't manage Nigeria

I prefer anything aside the tyrannical dullard. I'm with Kingsley Moghalu; that man got vision, but trust Nigerians to still vote in a devil

wdf

can you kick it yes you can
Saraki will beat bubu hands down
Buhari yr cab to duara is out side.

Keep your change
Fulani Herdsmen Loaded With Sophisticated
Weapons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XRyMHIaoQg

That has always been his hidden agenda from day one

Saraki once said, I'm going to get you down someday, someday buhari I swear I'll get to you