Senate president, Bukola Saraki has revealed that he is considering running for the presidency in 2019 against the likely candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Saraki who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) expressed confidence that he can make the change the country needs.

Below are nine important things he said during the interview:

1. I believe I can make the change

2. 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

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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. If we are going to have a subsidy, we should have a budget for it. 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 Corp. that’s doing that, it’s going to be inefficient, it’s not going to be transparent

7. The PDP has learnt its lesson from the loss in 2015, and I think unfortunately the APC did not learn from their victory

8. 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

9. 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

It had been reported that Senate president, Bukola Saraki, is said to be considering to run against President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general elections.

According to Bloomberg, Saraki said in an interview at his residence in Abuja: “I am consulting and actively considering it. I believe I can make the change.

Source: http://www.lekzyloaded.com/news/9-important-saraki-revealed-ahead-2019

Saraki the lizard feeling like crocodile in your weirdest dream you think you can win PDP primary election

FYI, you cannot win PMB in any region on reality, don't be deceived by twitter retweet and nairaland likes

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] Saraki : A LOSER from the word GO![/s]

trash trash

The present government lacks transparency. This opaque activities of NNPC regarding its spending on subsidy breeds corruption. This government has looted more money through NNPC more than other administrations put together hence their refusal to make their spendings public. Even when their attention is brought to the FOI law, they will shamelessly tell you they are not Public Company. The magnitude of corruption that will be revealed when these people leave power will shock the whole world.

DonCorleons:

trash trash

Hehehehe , another one!

Lol , the guy below is now so scared of quoting us anymore.
He learnt his lessons already!
Good one!

Anybody who is 18 above has the right to vote and be voted for ...

The guy above stop calling Saraki loser let him contest first ..he reserved the right to contest.

Try and be objective in your opinion.


See signature.

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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

For this reason i will vote for Buhari again and again

True talk .

government in need of an overhaul

post=70318066:

Hehehehe , another one!

still more trash

i don't mingle with paid zzo.mbies online

be guarded

DonCorleons:
still more trash

i don't mingle with paid zzo.mbies online

be guarded

Hehehehehe .
Mr mingle is here o.
U no like Pringles?!
See as him be.
2 days old members with a new moniker looking for trouble after being banned severally!

post=70317963:
Saraki : A LOSER from the word GO!

Wait for him to lose 3 times like Buhari before you can call him a loser. On the contrary, he has been winning.
Mathematically, on average, Buhari is the loser when the two are compared. I know supporting the loser in Aso Rock has made you to apply the opposite of the meaning of things like calling Buhari a man of Integrity.

Buhari govt decide nothing na Sidon de look govt.

Keep editing and editing.
Mtcheeew!!

Go ahead Saraki and contest its time for men to collect ur stolen wealth. Its our money afterall. You shall be rejected in north-west becos u are yoruba and u shall be rejected in south-west becos u arent yoruba.

If saraki decides to run and wins the pdp primaries, i will come back to nigeria during the election just to vote for him.

You can't deny the fact that he is far more intelligent than anybody else in the federal government.

PDP will be doomed if they give their ticket to Saraki. Buhari will defeat him in the whole of Kwara

Self servicing self-servicer

Saraki is a greater disaster than Buhari. Both should never be options in 2019.

madridguy:
Saraki the lizard feeling like crocodile in your weirdest dream you think you can win PDP primary election

FYI, you cannot win PMB in any region on reality, don't be deceived by twitter retweet and nairaland likes

Even a lizard will win Buhari in South East and South South South. However, I have not seen anybody that can win Buhari in the election

Buhari must be thrown out of Aso Rock, come 2019.

I don't care if it's Saraki or Kirasa, who ever contests against Buhari in the strong opposition party will defeat that old man.
If he knows better, let him not contest again.

He is reading script... Joker...e doesn't mean what his saying..!! Isn't he the SP

7. The PDP has learnt its lesson from the loss in 2015, and I think unfortunately the APC did not learn from their victory




Unfortunately PDP did not learn anything from their defeat because it's still the same old thieves who have now swung back like monkeys from the APC