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Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has dismissed suggestions that his relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, signals support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections.

Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television, Saraki emphasised that his political decisions are transparent and not driven by hidden alliances. He stressed that he does not engage in covert dealings and would openly declare his position if he chose to support any candidate.

Addressing concerns over his association with Wike, Saraki clarified that their relationship is centred on efforts to stabilise the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), rather than any alignment with the ruling party.

He acknowledged differences in their political styles but maintained that both share a commitment to ensuring the PDP remains a viable platform for democratic contest.

Saraki’s comments come amid ongoing internal divisions within the PDP, which have persisted since late 2025 and led to the emergence of rival leadership factions. While some party leaders backed a convention that produced Kabiru Tanimu Turaki and members of the National Working Committee, another bloc aligned with Wike set up a caretaker structure to manage party affairs.

Despite the tensions, Saraki called for reconciliation, urging party stakeholders to unite ahead of the upcoming convention and ensure a credible process that would restore confidence among members.

He noted that strengthening internal democracy and legitimacy within the party would be key to positioning the PDP as a competitive force in future elections.

Lithiumite:
And so what if he supports whoever he wants,saraki is no small fry when ut comes to Nigeria's politics, he knows his onions and a potential future president if power rotates back north in 31.......he is well within his right to align with anybody he wants and he has stated in clear terms what his alignment with wike is.....sule lamido also warned the rookie ibadan landlord to err on the side of caution and not to go ahead with that congress that it will only further divide the party but he didn't listen.......he was deceived by the myopic support of obidients who refused to see beyond their hate for wike.

AMINDA:
Corner corner master. Will anyone beat you if you come out bold to say you support Tinubu? Why are people often ashamed to publicly admit that they support Tinubu even when it's obvious? You are friends with Wike whom Makinde told us from day one had a meeting with Tinubu where it was agreed he would "hold down" the party for the president, yet, it doesn't mean that you support Tinubu. Who's fooling who?

belikewater:
So Saraki a Yoruba man is now from the North right? Na wa o.

Midenola:
Too bad for PDP........ How the mighty fallen

A whole PDP is being toy around because of Wike.. A party member that should have been suspended...

2027 is around the corner....

SadiqBabaSani:
Okay Sir, Saraki one of the killers of PDP

anonimi:
No room for Wike, Fayose in PDP again —Sheriff

Also reacting to the judgment, its apparent beneficiary, Senator Sheriff, vowed to put in place a machinery that would not give room to people like Governors Nyesom Wike and Ayodele Fayose of Rivers and Ekiti states, respectively in any future arrangement in the party.

“I will engineer a restructuring of PDP such that characters like Wike and Fayose cannot find a way through to attain any position of prominence in our party in the future. They have brought shame and agony through the application of their crude and godless politics which is at variance with the principles upon which our founding fathers built our great party.

“We must find a way to sieve things so that only men of character and integrity can come through for positions of responsibility at all levels of our political engagement in the country.

“We must urgently steer the ship of PDP clear of the path of infamy which Wike and Fayose has brought our party, making Nigerians to mistaken PDP as a training ground for thugs. That is the urgent task we have. We cannot continue to advertise thug brand and expect Nigerians to take us seriously,” he said.


https://tribuneonlineng.com/no-room-wike-fayose-pdp-sheriff-%E2%80%A2well-fight-end-pdp-govs/

7upnigeria:
If they had the power, they would have gotten rid of Wike but you see how the courts are helping Wike to deal with them at PDP.

chisomkachy:
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has withdrawn the alleged money laundering suit it filed at the Federal High Court against Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa.

Naija News understands that the anti-graft did not give any particular reason for its application for withdrawal.

Following the application to withdraw, Justice Nicholas Oweibo discharged the ‘lien/Post No Debit’ placed on Obasa’s three accounts in Standard Chartered Bank.

The accounts are (US Dollars) 0001852063; (Current) 0001852056 and (Saving) 5002309624.

The judge also set aside the ex-parte orders he made on September 15, 2020, which led to the freezing of the accounts.

Recall that the court on September 15, 2020, granted an interim order freezing Obasa’s accounts following the EFCC’s application in a suit marked FHC/LCS/1064/2020.

The agency had said it was investigating the Speaker for the alleged offences of conspiracy, diversion of funds, abuse of office and money laundering.

But Justice Oweibo, on August 16, 2023, heard the application to unfreeze the accounts in his chamber.

During the hearing, the EFCC was represented by Mr. Sulaiman I. Sulaiman, while Obasa was represented by Mr. Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN).

The EFCC lawyer told the court that the application to unfreeze the accounts was pursuant to Section 44(2)(K) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Sections 26, 29 and 34 (1) of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004, and under the court’s inherent jurisdiction.

Section 44 of the Constitution concerns constitutional rights to property.

Justice Oweibo held: “It is hereby ordered that an order is hereby granted to the respondent/applicant setting aside the ex-parte orders of this court made on the 15th day of September 2020 upon the ex-parte motion of the Applicant/ Respondent in relation the funds of the Respondent/Applicant domiciled in the accounts stated in the following schedule:

“ACCOUNT NAME, FINANCIAL ACCOUNT INSTITUTIONS, TYPE OF ACCOUNT, 1. Mudasiru Ajayi Obasa, Standard Chartered, (US Dollars) 0001852063 2. Mudasiru Ajayi Obasa, Standard Chartered (Current) 0001852056 3. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, Standard Chartered (Saving) 5002309624.

“Issued at Lagos, under the seal of this Honourable Court and by the hands of the Presiding Judge this 16th day of August 2023.”

https://dailytimesng.com/obasa-efcc-withdraws-suit/

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https://www.nairaland.com/5877642/obasa-64-bank-accounts-linked#89878603

https://wap.nairaland.com/6167844/lagos-assembly-speaker-obasa-efcc#94728150

https://www.nairaland.com/6168612/obasa-court-orders-efcc-freeze#94741534

InfoGuru118:
https://verynigerian.com/my-friendship-with-wike-doesnt-mean-i-endorse-tinubu-saraki/

Lithiumite:
And so what if he supports whoever he wants,saraki is no small fry when ut comes to Nigeria's politics, he knows his onions and a potential future president if power rotates back north in 31.......he is well within his right to align with anybody he wants and he has stated in clear terms what his alignment with wike is.....sule lamido also warned the rookie ibadan landlord to err on the side of caution and not to go ahead with that congress that it will only further divide the party but he didn't listen.......he was deceived by it the myonpic support of obidients who refused to see beyond their hate for wike.

belikewater:
So Saraki a Yoruba man is now from the North right? Na wa o.

ChiefOloye:
Oloye is a discerning adult and a political heavyweight. It is within his right to support whoever he chooses without explaining himself to anyone.
All the years he supported Atiku and left the APC (where he was a founding member), what did he gain thereafter? He lost his grip on the Kwara political landscape, thereby making it difficult for him to negotiate from a position of strength, because he controls no base. Now that he is attempting a comeback, reportedly with the support of Wike ahead of 2031, some of you are here ranting. When he was in political oblivion, how many of you looked out for him?

Lithiumite:
And so what if he supports whoever he wants,saraki is no small fry when ut comes to Nigeria's politics, he knows his onions and a potential future president if power rotates back north in 31.......he is well within his right to align with anybody he wants and he has stated in clear terms what his alignment with wike is.....sule lamido also warned the rookie ibadan landlord to err on the side of caution and not to go ahead with that congress that it will only further divide the party but he didn't listen.......he was deceived by the myopic support of obidients who refused to see beyond their hate for wike.

belikewater:
So Saraki a Yoruba man is now from the North right? Na wa o.

ijayalolo:
Yoruba Nation goes beyond geographical boundaries. Yes, there are Yorubas in what Nigeria termed as the North (Kwara and Kogi) even there are Yorubas in what the country termed as South South.

Beyond Nigeria, there are Yorubas in large numbers in Benin Republic, Togo, and a handful in Ghana and Sierra Leone. Outside Africa there is Yorubas ancestry, lineage and culture firmly rooted in places like Cuba and Brazil.


Thank you for your attention to this matter

belikewater:
So Saraki a Yoruba man is now from the North right? Na wa o.

psalmsjob:
For you to say saraki from kwara state which is on the north central is not a northerner means you don't no anything about Nigeria beyond okpa and abacha na wa for una just cho cho cho like say una know something

reddingtonblack:
Sometimes i wish your eyes can see, Who is fighting Saraki or who said Saraki he cant support whoever he want

Saraki is the one just playing himself when Nigerians are not even concerned

Saraki and wike were never close, infact wike is less to Saraki set when they were in PDP .. the sudden friendship only means saraki is looking for "something" maybe he has finally accept only Tinubu can revive his dead political career, Nigerians dont care cos we have move pass saraki, even kwara people as well

How can you be proposing Reconciliation of a Party when its obvious Wike want PDP to be an appendage of APC, the resusicitation of PDP to be a formidable opposition is detrimental to Wike survival ... Technically there can only be one way of reconciliation,the Seyi fraction bow to wike interest and they all start campaign for bola ahmed in pdp jersey 🤣
Thats what amala politics of Tinubu have reduce us into, oppositions reduce to endorsement group we are fvcked