Party sources said Tambuwal in particular feels disappointed that Saraki may join the race after allegedly promising to support the former Sokoto governor.

Sources close to Tambuwal claimed that Saraki had previously given a commitment to back the governor’s aspiration.

Recent hint by Senate President Bukola Saraki about the possibility of he joining the 2019 presidential race is now causing ripples in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to which he defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Saraki told Bloomberg on Tuesday that he was “consulting and actively considering” throwing his hat in the ring for presidency.

His comment,The Nation, gathered has upset calculations in the PDP about the chances of the various presidential aspirants.

Other PDP members who are seeking the party’s presidential ticket include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State; Governor Ibrahim Dankwabo of Gombe State; a former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki and a former governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Maikarfi.

The rest are two former governors of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau; former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa; former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido; and an industrialist, Dr. Baba Datti Ahmed.

Saraki may be aspirant No.11 if he eventually makes up his mind to go for it.

Party leaders are already expressing deep concern over the large number of the presidential aspirants.

Party sources said Tambuwal in particular feels disappointed that Saraki may join the race after allegedly promising to support the former Sokoto governor.

Sources close to Tambuwal claimed that Saraki had previously given a commitment to back the governor’s aspiration.

The source, who asked not to be named, further revealed that the ‘understanding’ which the Tambuwal considered sealed and irrevocable, was one of the factors that encouraged the governor to join the race.

The pact was said to have been reached when the two were still in APC but had concluded their defection plans.

Sources in Saraki’s camp said the Senate President might have been spurred on by the July 22 ruling of the Supreme Court which dismissed the asset declaration charges against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

The Federal Government, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had filed 18 counts against Saraki over alleged default in asset declaration when he was governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011.

Riding on the crest of his freedom from legal encumbrances, Saraki announced his defection from the APC to the PDP a few days after the Supreme Court’s acquittal.

Some PDP stakeholders are uncomfortable with the number of aspirants in the race.

They fear that the outcome of the primary election could trigger discontent among some key aspirants.

This, according to them, might affect party loyalty and cohesion, a situation that could jeopardise the chances of the PDP in next year’s election.

But the leadership of the party has dismissed the fears, saying such a situation would not arise in the PDP again as the party has learned its lessons from the fallout of the 2015 presidential election and the consequent loss of power at the centre.

Spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, told The Nation yesterday that the party has a mechanism to guarantee a level playing field for all its aspirants in the primary election.

Ologbondiyan said that Saraki was yet to inform the party of his intention to vie for the ticket, stressing however that he would be welcome into the race anytime he decides to join, just like others.

The party spokesman said: “Dr Saraki will officially notify the party whenever he decides to join the race,” adding that as a Nigerian, it is his right to aspire to any elective position of his choice.

He ruled out the possibility of discontentment arising from the selection process, saying the party would not give any of the aspirants reasons to complain.

“The eventual winner will emerge through a free, fair and transparent primary election that will be attested to by all the participants.

“We believe that at the end of the exercise, the best candidate who knows the nuances of our country and who can defeat President Muhammadu Buhari will emerge through a transparent process,” Ologbondiyan said.

Saraki, shortly after his defection, visited former military president Ibrahim Babangida in Minna and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta in what observers say is part of the ‘consultations’ about his aspiration.

He was also in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State yesterday.

http://thenationonlineng.net/2019-sarakis-presidential-ambition-alters-calculations-in-pdp/



Lalasticlala

Saraki+Atiku+Bafarawa+Lamido+Kwankwaso+Turaki+Tambuwal + Makarfi+ Secondus+ Wike <<<< PMB/PYO.

pdp will be buried before 2019

dheilaw1:
pdp will be buried before 2019

Party is already buried. It's only struggling to find its way out of the grave

As for Saraki, he will continue to betray until the word "betray" is replaced with "Saraki" in the English dictionary..

Many of those following him blindly are probably paying for some sins they have committed and still committing..Saraki cares only about himself and no one else

The likes of Dino might not be worth more than a rag after the PDP primaries. Guy is nothing but a candle in the wind.

Lolz!
I predicted that this corrupt God forsaken group would collapse after their primary but it's like it will even be before it. These thieves will box each other before the primary and Buhari will finish everyone of them next year.
Awon n ole jatijati that doesn't care for Nigerians but for their family.

The truth is that not only Tambuwal is disappointed in Saraki betrayal attitude and greed by joining the race, many others in the party are as well. It is not as if he doesn't know he will not win the ticket, but he just wants to self-aggrandize as usual and play spoiler. The guy is very selfish and that is just the truth.

Like for Saraki
Share for Tambuwal

Quote for Buhari

Saraki the chameleon of Ilorin, trust saraki at your own peril.

Fake news

Tambuwal shouldn't be disappointed.
Saraki has always had a greedy eye towards the presidency.

deltaisgreat:
Fake news

How do you mean?

Did you even read a line?

dheilaw1:
pdp will be buried before 2019

There is no harm in self deception or consolation!! Guess you not yet aware your lord and saviour "sai Barberism" is withdrawing from the race? You are not aware that the BrettonWood Club who loaned Buhari Trillions have asked him to step down? They have seen how he crumbled a thriving economy and cannot tolerate him any further. They are the ones pushing Saraki to run.
You think Bloomberg did not see other presidential candidates before going to interview Saraki? Keep dreaming that sai barber is coming back to keep paying you N30k.

MrJanuzaj:
Saraki+Atiku+Bafarawa+Lamido+Kwankwaso+Turaki+Tambuwal + Makarfi+ Secondus+ Wike <<<< PMB/PYO.

Dream Dream

Fly Away

Come again another day

Little zombie wants to play

dheilaw1:
pdp will be buried before 2019

There is no harm in self deception or consolation!! Guess you not yet aware your lord and saviour "sai Barberism" is withdrawing from the race? You are not aware that the Bretton Wood Club who loaned Buhari Trillions have asked him to step down? They have seen how he crumbled a thriving economy and cannot tolerate him any further. They are the ones pushing Saraki to run.
You think Bloomberg did not see other presidential candidates before going to interview Saraki? Keep dreaming that sai barber is coming back to keep paying you N30k.

Amitez:

There is no harm in self deception or consolation!! Guess you not yet aware your lord and saviour "sai Barberism" is withdrawing from the race? You are not aware that the BrentonWood Club who loaned Buhari Trillions have asked him to step down? They have seen how he crumbled a thriving economy and cannot tolerate him any further. They are the ones pushing Saraki to run.
You think Bloomberg did not see other presidential candidates before going to interview Saraki? Keep dreaming that sai barber is coming back to keep paying you N30k.

This is deep

Saraki all the way

Amitez:

There is no harm in self deception or consolation!! Guess you not yet aware your lord and saviour "sai Barberism" is withdrawing from the race? You are not aware that the BrettonWood Club who loaned Buhari Trillions have asked him to step down? They have seen how he crumbled a thriving economy and cannot tolerate him any further. They are the ones pushing Saraki to run.
You think Bloomberg did not see other presidential candidates before going to interview Saraki? Keep dreaming that sai barber is coming back to keep paying you N30k.

This guy can lie for Linus ooo. Chai see spin

Amitez:

There is no harm in self deception or consolation!! Guess you not yet aware your lord and saviour "sai Barberism" is withdrawing from the race? You are not aware that the Bretton Wood Club who loaned Buhari Trillions have asked him to step down? They have seen how he crumbled a thriving economy and cannot tolerate him any further. They are the ones pushing Saraki to run.
You think Bloomberg did not see other presidential candidates before going to interview Saraki? Keep dreaming that sai barber is coming back to keep paying you N30k.

Professor Brenton Woods reporting from underneath Niger Bridge.

SolutionMee:



This is deep

Saraki all the way

Your gullibility is so deep.

The traitor. That's his name.

Butterflyleo:


Your gullibility is so deep.

dheilaw1:
pdp will be buried before 2019

Self delusional


Mere propaganda

midolian:
Party is already buried. It's only struggling to find its way out of the grave

As for Saraki, he will continue to betray until the word "betray" is replaced with "Saraki" in the English dictionary..

Many of those following him blindly are probably paying for some sins they have committed and still committing..Saraki cares only about himself and no one else

The likes of Dino might not be worth more than a rag after the PDP primaries. Guy is nothing but a candle in the wind.

Continue to fool your old self around

PDP is buried but u and your likes won't stop ranting about a dead party

Jump on any thread that's anti-pdp to spit gibberish

PDP must really be ur nightmare

Come 2019 Y'all will be shocked

Dannyset:
Lolz!
I predicted that this corrupt God forsaken group would collapse after their primary but it's like it will even be before it. These thieves will box each other before the primary and Buhari will finish everyone of them next year.
Awon n ole jatijati that doesn't care for Nigerians but for their family.

He pain am take this

U will more come 2019

HzRF:


Continue to fool your old self around

PDP is buried but u and your likes won't stop ranting about a dead party

Jump on any thread that's anti-pdp to spit gibberish

PDP must really be ur nightmare

Come 2019 Y'all will be shocked

Yea, like the way 2015 shocked us all

HzRF, stop sleeping in a sinking ship..

midolian:
Yea, like the way 2015 shocked us all

HzRF, stop sleeping in a sinking ship..

Yeah u won that

This time around its pdp's time


And this place won't contain us all

midolian:
Party is already buried. It's only struggling to find its way out of the grave

As for Saraki, he will continue to betray until the word "betray" is replaced with "Saraki" in the English dictionary..

Many of those following him blindly are probably paying for some sins they have committed and still committing..Saraki cares only about himself and no one else

The likes of Dino might not be worth more than a rag after the PDP primaries. Guy is nothing but a candle in the wind.

The same dead party is giving you nightmares on a daily basis.


We need to check the real dead person o.



Saraki giving BMCs heartache since 2015

Butterflyleo:


This guy can lie for Linus ooo. Chai see spin

I know you BMCs guys lack informations.


I hope you don't abandon this moniker when Bullhari finally announce his desire not to contest in the coming days?

Metuh:

I know you BMCs guys lack informations.


I hope you don't abandon this moniker when Bullhari finally announce his desire not to contest in the coming days?

Lmao I have told you to stop taking that drug that always messes up your head every time and made you open a moniker on nairaland using the name of a looter.

Stop being a dolt.

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Butterflyleo:


Lmao I have told you to stop taking that drug that always messes up your head every time and made you open a moniker on nairaland using the name of a looter.

Stop being a dolt.

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Same drug is making you to open multiple accounts to defend failures just for a paltry sum of 30k.


You need a celestial pastor to wash your head with better coconut water.


Is this how you will raise a family? You need to start using your brain brother, it's not just there for decoration na.

SARAKI for President.
Tambuwa for Senate President.