Bukola Saraki will declare to run for the office of President of Nigeria very soon, his aides have said.
“Yes, expect the big announcement before the week runs out or sooner”, one aide said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the subject at the time.
Saraki dumped the APC for the PDP in July and has been setting out his stall rather nicely for a presidential run. The senate president has paid courtesy visits to former military presidents Ibrahim Babangida, Olusegun Obasanjo and other kingmakers across the country.
He’s also been photographed waving at crowds in Ogun, Kwara and Akwa Ibom States as he tests his popularity ahead of crucial polls for Nigeria in 2019.
Bola Tinubu had taken on Saraki for leaving the APC because of his presidential ambition.
“Returning to the PDP, he harbors dreams of the presidency but Tambuwal’s ambition will dwarf Saraki’s when the two collide”, Tinubu had written in a widely circulated press statement.
However, we understand that Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal who also defected from the APC to the PDP last month to pursue his dream of becoming Nigeria’s president, may ditch his presidential ambition to pursue a second term as governor instead.
“Tambuwal’s governorship campaign posters are back on the streets of Sokoto. It’s clear he is no longer running for president. He’s more realistic now and knows he doesn’t stand a chance at the highest level”, one resident of Sokoto told Pulse over the phone.
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