The special adviser to the President Buhari, on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Saturday, said there was no truth in the claim by Saraki that he stepped down for President Buhari in the APC presidential race.

Adesina, in an interview with one of Punch correspondents, said the issue of stepping down did not arise because the party conducted a free and fair presidential primary which Buhari won.

The presidential spokesman said all Nigerians know those who took part in the party primary.

Adesina said, “There was no issue of stepping down during the presidential race in the APC. There was a presidential primary that was plain, transparent, free and fair.

“We all know those who were involved in the primary; all Nigerians know those who participated in the APC presidential primary and President Buhari emerged the winner of that process.”

When asked if Saraki had reached out to the President as he claimed, Adesina said, “The President has always maintained that the party is supreme. The party started a process which was truncated.

“The President has always maintained that those who truncated or aborted the process were the ones who precipitated crisis.

“The President had said in earlier statements that he would work with anybody who emerged the Senate President, but then, that did not include those who will subvert (the process).”

Credit: Punch

Presidency Denies Senator Saraki Claim of Stepping Down for President Buhari

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Saraki wouldn't have won the primary elections, and he he managed it, he would have Lost helplessly to Oga GEJ

Even if he did, he wudnt have gotten a thousand votes

and the crack is now clearly visible.

It's because of people like Saraki that i'm still on medications.

Both are criminals...but saraki na big crook...make me manage buhari

Y so much contradiction on d media. 1 person says ds anoda com up to dsagree.

Media cant b trusted any longer

Lala has not come back from church?

.saraki is a big joker,i remember he stopped his presidential bid and didn't declare his support for any of the aspirant. Nobody told him to step down for buhari,because the party never asked any of the candidates to step down.

The Presidency is clearly upset with Saraki, it's not surprising he has adopted a reconciliatory tone lately. His treachery will soon be treated by the same PDP he initially abandoned and is now romancing at the cost of his current party. His ultimate plan is to sieze the fairly revived PDP with Atiku and Yerima et al., and I believe the PDP is smart enough to know that.

As far as he does not cross the path of President Buhari or stand in the way of his reforms, he can keep fooling himself for now.

this bukola saraki can lie sha.. was he even among those that contested the Apc primaries talkless of stepping down mtcheew

Mercie97:
this bukola saraki can lie sha.. was he even among those that contested the Apc primaries talkless of stepping down mtcheew

Very thoughtful from you,he didn't participate in d primary so the question of stepping down cannot arise.

Lol even though he managed to win the primaries which was mission impossible GEJ would have given him flawless victory I doubt if he would even have up to a million votes.

The future of Saraki and the presidency is shallow. God help him if he Succeeds. God bless Nigeria! !!

What is wrong with APC?

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so saraki actually thought he stood a chance in the presidential election? he thinks he can collude with PDP members and win the presidency? that guy is high on hot cow dung.

No peace for a traitor

Saraki better not come out for president in 2019,both pdp and apc are not fool,none of them will present saraki as their candidate because he already betrayed them both

Enough of all this
Let the let the Legislatures and the executive start the work we voted the for, abi when are they going to stop this blaming and work

This APC's house is totally in other.

Rawani:
The Presidency is clearly upset with Saraki, it's not surprising he has adopted a reconciliatory tone lately lately. His treachery will soon be treated by the same PDP he initially abandoned and is now romancing at the cost of his current party. His ultimate plan is to sieze the fairly revived PDP with Atiku and Yerima et al., and I believe the PDP is smart enough to know that.

As far as he does not cross the path of President Buhari or stand in the way of his reforms, he can keep fooling himself for now.

Saraki will learn a very bitter and painful lesson very soon.

Great clarification

- Buhari
- Kwankwaso
- Atiku
- Rochas
- Abubakar Saraki
- leadership oga

He betrayed PDP at a point and he has now betrayed APC by going against party directives.
I don't know how his political future will look like after Senate President.

lies everywhere. The devil is still a learner when compared to our Nigerian politicians

Keneking:
Great clarification
- Buhari
- Kwankwaso
- Atiku
- Rochas
- Abubakar Saraki
- leadership oga

Saraki didn't participate in the primary so how did he come before Sam Nda Isah ?

"The President had said in earlier statements that he would work with anybody who emerged the Senate President, but then, that did not include those who will subvert (the process).”

Anyway, Saraki has now taken his political career from the ICU to a nursing home, there is no two ways about it, he is enjoying his last gasp of political relevance.

Both PDP & APC already know he has zero honour or dignity!!! What a shame.

I am sorry but this Buhari Government does not strike me as a Government that will achieve much

Ok

Great clarification

- Buhari
- Kwankwaso
- Atiku
- Rochas

-Abubakar Saraki



- leadership oga.... Sam Nda Isaiah

all these political wahala is getting too much jare

Saraki:I stepped down for Buhari

Masses:Most have believed, even dey don dey spread am like virus............ .
few hrs later

Presidency:Saraki didn't step down for buhari

Masses:Ohh that's almost true....he wasn't in the primaries at all
The rate @ which our polithiefians dey lie ehn dey fear lucifer

mikeansy:
I am sorry but this Buhari Government does not strike me as a Government that will achieve much

Seconded!

It's been all talk and no meaningful action, it's dead on arrival already.