Why Bukola Saraki detests his sister, Gbemi, upset with dad, As family feud rips PDP apart

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Bukola Saraki

A crisis that could cost the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), the Government House in the next election, is rocking Kwara State, as the personal interest of Olusola Saraki, and the ambition of his daughter, Gbemisola , has ripped apart that family, and putIN total jeopardy the PDP in Kwara.

While the elder Saraki , who is seen as the godfather of Kwara politics wants his Senator daughter to be next Kwara Governor, her half-brother, Bukola, who is current Governor has said “ over his dead body”

The brouhaha led to the exit of elder Saraki from the PDP to the Allied Congress Party (ACPN) yesterday with Gbemi in toe.

Pointblanknews.com learnt that Bukola , who prefers former Sports minister, Ibrahim Biu, doesn’t see eye to eye with his dad and his sister, since the conflict became public knowledge. Elder Saraki had few days , why explaining his disdain for his son said “ Bukols has thrown it (Governorship) tussle to all comers. Every idiot who can’t even win a council election wants to be governor.”

According to our sources, another issue bothering Bukola is the issue of moral rectitude. He doesn’t think it is morally right for Gbemi to succeed him. Also issue he does not think Gbemi is competent enough to run the affairs of Kwara. He does not think, Gbemi has proved herself as senator, so sees his fathers’ push for her as preposterous.

Pointblanknews.com gathered that another very crucial factor is the issue of the white farmers from Zimbabwe who were brought to Kwara by Bukola Saraki , and have turned around the agricultural sector.

Said our source” Bukols Saraki now sees himself as a global player. Don’t forget he brought the white farmers to Kwara, which turned around that sector. The farmers want their interest protected by any one succeeding their man, so Bukola has anointed Biu.’

The source added” He has little respect for Gbemi, who has a less impressive track record and pedigree and also sees the issue as that of morals. He also sees his father’s clamor for Gbemi, who is a half -sister, as ego tripping”

Last week, . Saraki received the leaders of the Congress of Progressive Change and All Nigeria People Party (ANPP), Muhammadu Buhari and Ogbonnaya Onu.



Saraki said he decided to leave the PDP because it was full of undemocratic people. He said this has made the party to lose cohesion and focus and might make it lose the forthcoming elections in the state.

“Those who are not involved in the building of the party now capitalise on the inexperience of the leadership to perpetrate themselves and turn themselves into thin gods to decide the fate of the real people on the political turf.

“We now have a PDP that lacks cohesion, focus, directionless and bereft of ideas on how to carry supporters along and win elections. The situation is so bad to the extent that most decisions of the party are based on sentiments, instead of having recourse to party guidelines and all known democratic norms.

“Therefore, I and all who believe in me have been forced to take the decision to dump the Kwara PDP and move en-masse to ACPN, which we believe is the best platform to take the state to a greater height,” Saraki said.