As the race for the Senate President hots up, groups and strong political figures have been throwing their weight behind their candidates, while Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswan is rooting for his predecessor, Senate George Akume, a political group in Kwara State called Kwara North Grassroot Solidarity Forum has enlisted its for Senator Bukola Saraki.
The group in a statement issued in Ilorin yesterday said, ”It Is very important to also let the ill-campigners realised that the movement of the then PDP Governors, Senators, and House of Representatives members to merge with APC was masterminded by the Scion of late Waziri of Ilorin. ‘’
‘’This actually led to the success of the newly formed mega party (APC) to win majority positions and the presidency in the last general elections.”
‘’However, it must be noted that all parties that formed the merger had benefited in the arrangement except the new PDP group. It is a known fact”
The Forum’s president who is also the Assistant Director of Youth,Mandate 2015 also reminded Nigerians how Senator Bukola Saraki greatly contributed to the nation Building, as one among the Pillars that sustained Nigeria during and after the incapacitation of late Nigerian President ; Alhaji Umaru Yar’Adua.
‘’ At that period, his Leadership style as the Chairman Nigerian Governors forum portrayed a lot of Peace amongst the Governors and Harmony within the Forum irrespective of Political Parties of the Governors”.
