There is a consensus that President Buhari’s administration has failed but what bothers the minds of millions of dissatisfied Nigerian citizens remain which politician can displace Buhari given his political base. There is no gainsaying that the Buhari government has shown its incompetence in handling issues. It is pertinent to note that at the celebrated meeting of Buhari with President Trump of the United States, he was reportedly dismissed as lifeless by Trump, a reference which is a bitter truth which summarizes the entire leadership of his administration. If the president of the United States, the leader of the free world and most powerful man in the world adjudged the president of Nigeria as lifeless, it calls for deep introspection and sober reflection.


Consequently, the two major political parties that would most likely produce the next president of Nigeria are the PDP and APC. In recent times the PDP has had its political fortunes enhanced by the defection of prominent members of APC who moved from the PDP prior to the 2015 elections. Comparatively, it has a pool of candidates who possess the leadership acumen to unseat Mr Buhari and has gone into a coalition known as the Coalition of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) to wrestle power from the APC. It is no gainsaying to unambiguously propose that PDP has a better chance of winning the presidential election in 2019 than APC but its choice of presidential candidate is a crucial variable in this political permutation.


Without doubt in the PDP, the battle is between Saraki and Atiku; and for the PDP and APC, it is Saraki or Atiku versus Buhari. However, the Senate president embodies a fresh perspective to leadership, which is imperative at this juncture in the journey to development of Nigeria and set it on the path of progress. He has tagged his campaign #GrowNigeria. And I intend to advance the premise on which I believe Saraki appears most likely to be at the helm of affairs of Nigeria in 2019 with a victory in the presidential elections provided the PDP gives him the ticket.



At the level of state government politics, as a politician with conscience, he opposed his father’s decision for his sister Rukiyat to succeed him as governor. That singular act endeared him to the people of his state who rewarded him with their votes as he was elected a senator after serving two terms as governor. Dr Saraki is accorded recognition as the father of modern governance in Kwara State given his type of politics which is devoid of rancor and acrimony.
Based on a PPP model with 13 large scale Zimbabwean farmers, the Shonga Farms project was initiated and today is a major supplier to Nigerian Starch Mills Limited, WAMCO, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Shoprite stores.


On education, HE Saraki established Kwara State University (KWASU) a state-owned university which did not exist despite Kwara being one of the oldest states in Nigeria. Saraki’s leadership envisioned an egalitarian Kwara state where citizens are educated to the highest level.
In furtherance of that grand goal, the Ilorin Aviation School is one of the laudable projects initiated and completed by his administration which afforded indigenes of the state to acquire high tech knowledge in aviation.


To be vindicated in his area of education as a medical doctor, he established Kwara Advanced Ultramodern Diagnosis Centre. On the nagging issue of electricity, the Ganmo Power Generation Plant, hundreds of ordinary power substations and some injection Substations were built.
On the national scene, the victory of the APC in the National Assembly and presidency brought yet another era of insight to the political enigma and colossus Saraki is. The election of the opposition to the presidency instead of unifying the opposition threw up a leadership tussle, which required a great deal of wisdom and maturity to handle.


He brought coalition politics into the senate where he made concession to the opposition party PDP, garnered their block votes, with some loyal APC senators, he was elected the Senate president. Nigerians were relieved. The PDP which was wallowing in bitter election defeat heaved a sigh of relief while the South East which was almost schemed out in this dispensation got a top position in Senator Ike Ekweremadu as Deputy Senate (PDP) and it helped quell dissenting voices. It is no gainsaying to call HE Saraki the unifier, a bridge builder and a man who radiates the true meaning of one Nigeria.


The 8th Senate under HE Saraki has been the most successful of the fourth republic with groundbreaking bills and amendments passed while working harmoniously with all and sundry to ensure that our democracy is protected.
The Senate under Saraki has passed over 200 bills in all facets of Nigeria as a country such as the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) and Electoral Amendment Bill. Specifically, as at its 3rd anniversary, on June 9, 2015, it passed 213 bills, cleared 138 petitions from members of the public.


In all the consternations, which have simmered in recent times, he has emerged as the face of democracy recognized by world powers most recently, UK and European Union during the recent siege by Nigeria’s Secret Service on the National Assembly. After the recent siege on the Senate, he addressed a world press conference to assure the rest of the world that Nigeria is still committed to democracy and rule of law despite cynical forces that are bent on torpedoing progress.


Dr Saraki is the link between the old and the new generation. He best captures the aspirations of millennials and is an embodiment of modern governance. Nigerians are disillusioned with the current administration but what is missing is the linkage who will harness and galvanize the dreams of many most Nigerians to actualize a progressive country.


He was instrumental in ensuring the #NotTooYoungToRun bill which lowers the age for several elective positions was passed into law. He is Youth eccentric, one of his major trademarks.
The other two leading candidates, Atiku, PDP (71) and Buhari, APC (75) are septuagenarians and the desire for a paradigm shift for fresh leadership has never been more than today. Saraki will be 56 in 2019 and fits into the picture Nigerians desire.


One argument President Buhari’s supporters advance is Buhari’s experience but that experience is tainted by involvement in military juntas one of which he headed in the 80s which affected his views of democracy. In clear contrast, Dr Saraki is accomplished, having been a governor for 8 years, Senator for 8 years, Senate president for 3.5 years Rule of Law. Dr Saraki is his direct opposite who has continued to uphold the Rule of Law and advocates deepening democracy. Dr Saraki’s sterling leadership at the NASS gives credence.


Dr Saraki’s acceptability across the length and breadth of Nigeria, across geopolitical zones and ethnic groups as seen from his consultations with prominent personalities and visits to several states where the masses have trooped out to welcome him. Despite the barrage of attacks on his personality, ordinary Nigerians are aware of his contribution to advancing democracy and progress of the country.

Emma Ikumeh, a member of the PDP, writes from Abuja


http://thepunditng.com/the-only-candidate-that-can-save-pdp-from-defeat-is-dr-bukola-saraki/

Just the same way he saved Societe Generale Bank from defeat. Juicy seekers everywhere.

SARAKI is the only candidate BUHARI can even defeat easily , op from what I just read from you. is like you have never been out of kwara state in your entire life?

I dey laff

Even if me and Saraki contest, I go win am...... Saraki ko, Kisara ni....

Error candidate

I still prefer Atiku to Saraki because he's a strong and powerful contender.. Is Atiku going to defeat Buhari? That I don't know.

The same Saraki we know?

Good luck.

I laugh. Bukola may need to save himself from kwara first.

None sense

Wishful thinking.... He didn't save Societe Generale did he?

yarimo:
SARAKI is the only candidate BUHARI can even defeat easily , op from what I just read from you. is like you have never been out of kwara state in your entire life?

You mean even Saraki is Paired with Peter Obi?

OEPHIUS:
There is a consensus that President Buhari’s administration has failed but what bothers the minds of millions of dissatisfied Nigerian citizens remain which politician can displace Buhari given his political base. There is no gainsaying that the Buhari government has shown its incompetence in handling issues. It is pertinent to note that at the celebrated meeting of Buhari with President Trump of the United States, he was reportedly dismissed as lifeless by Trump, a reference which is a bitter truth which summarizes the entire leadership of his administration. If the president of the United States, the leader of the free world and most powerful man in the world adjudged the president of Nigeria as lifeless, it calls for deep introspection and sober reflection.


Consequently, the two major political parties that would most likely produce the next president of Nigeria are the PDP and APC. In recent times the PDP has had its political fortunes enhanced by the defection of prominent members of APC who moved from the PDP prior to the 2015 elections. Comparatively, it has a pool of candidates who possess the leadership acumen to unseat Mr Buhari and has gone into a coalition known as the Coalition of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) to wrestle power from the APC. It is no gainsaying to unambiguously propose that PDP has a better chance of winning the presidential election in 2019 than APC but its choice of presidential candidate is a crucial variable in this political permutation.


Without doubt in the PDP, the battle is between Saraki and Atiku; and for the PDP and APC, it is Saraki or Atiku versus Buhari. However, the Senate president embodies a fresh perspective to leadership, which is imperative at this juncture in the journey to development of Nigeria and set it on the path of progress. He has tagged his campaign #GrowNigeria. And I intend to advance the premise on which I believe Saraki appears most likely to be at the helm of affairs of Nigeria in 2019 with a victory in the presidential elections provided the PDP gives him the ticket.



At the level of state government politics, as a politician with conscience, he opposed his father’s decision for his sister Rukiyat to succeed him as governor. That singular act endeared him to the people of his state who rewarded him with their votes as he was elected a senator after serving two terms as governor. Dr Saraki is accorded recognition as the father of modern governance in Kwara State given his type of politics which is devoid of rancor and acrimony.
Based on a PPP model with 13 large scale Zimbabwean farmers, the Shonga Farms project was initiated and today is a major supplier to Nigerian Starch Mills Limited, WAMCO, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Shoprite stores.


On education, HE Saraki established Kwara State University (KWASU) a state-owned university which did not exist despite Kwara being one of the oldest states in Nigeria. Saraki’s leadership envisioned an egalitarian Kwara state where citizens are educated to the highest level.
In furtherance of that grand goal, the Ilorin Aviation School is one of the laudable projects initiated and completed by his administration which afforded indigenes of the state to acquire high tech knowledge in aviation.


To be vindicated in his area of education as a medical doctor, he established Kwara Advanced Ultramodern Diagnosis Centre. On the nagging issue of electricity, the Ganmo Power Generation Plant, hundreds of ordinary power substations and some injection Substations were built.
On the national scene, the victory of the APC in the National Assembly and presidency brought yet another era of insight to the political enigma and colossus Saraki is. The election of the opposition to the presidency instead of unifying the opposition threw up a leadership tussle, which required a great deal of wisdom and maturity to handle.


He brought coalition politics into the senate where he made concession to the opposition party PDP, garnered their block votes, with some loyal APC senators, he was elected the Senate president. Nigerians were relieved. The PDP which was wallowing in bitter election defeat heaved a sigh of relief while the South East which was almost schemed out in this dispensation got a top position in Senator Ike Ekweremadu as Deputy Senate (PDP) and it helped quell dissenting voices. It is no gainsaying to call HE Saraki the unifier, a bridge builder and a man who radiates the true meaning of one Nigeria.


The 8th Senate under HE Saraki has been the most successful of the fourth republic with groundbreaking bills and amendments passed while working harmoniously with all and sundry to ensure that our democracy is protected.
The Senate under Saraki has passed over 200 bills in all facets of Nigeria as a country such as the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) and Electoral Amendment Bill. Specifically, as at its 3rd anniversary, on June 9, 2015, it passed 213 bills, cleared 138 petitions from members of the public.


In all the consternations, which have simmered in recent times, he has emerged as the face of democracy recognized by world powers most recently, UK and European Union during the recent siege by Nigeria’s Secret Service on the National Assembly. After the recent siege on the Senate, he addressed a world press conference to assure the rest of the world that Nigeria is still committed to democracy and rule of law despite cynical forces that are bent on torpedoing progress.


Dr Saraki is the link between the old and the new generation. He best captures the aspirations of millennials and is an embodiment of modern governance. Nigerians are disillusioned with the current administration but what is missing is the linkage who will harness and galvanize the dreams of many most Nigerians to actualize a progressive country.


He was instrumental in ensuring the #NotTooYoungToRun bill which lowers the age for several elective positions was passed into law. He is Youth eccentric, one of his major trademarks.
The other two leading candidates, Atiku, PDP (71) and Buhari, APC (75) are septuagenarians and the desire for a paradigm shift for fresh leadership has never been more than today. Saraki will be 56 in 2019 and fits into the picture Nigerians desire.


One argument President Buhari’s supporters advance is Buhari’s experience but that experience is tainted by involvement in military juntas one of which he headed in the 80s which affected his views of democracy. In clear contrast, Dr Saraki is accomplished, having been a governor for 8 years, Senator for 8 years, Senate president for 3.5 years Rule of Law. Dr Saraki is his direct opposite who has continued to uphold the Rule of Law and advocates deepening democracy. Dr Saraki’s sterling leadership at the NASS gives credence.


Dr Saraki’s acceptability across the length and breadth of Nigeria, across geopolitical zones and ethnic groups as seen from his consultations with prominent personalities and visits to several states where the masses have trooped out to welcome him. Despite the barrage of attacks on his personality, ordinary Nigerians are aware of his contribution to advancing democracy and progress of the country.

Emma Ikumeh, a member of the PDP, writes from Abuja


http://thepunditng.com/the-only-candidate-that-can-save-pdp-from-defeat-is-dr-bukola-saraki/

This is definitely a sponsored write up by Saraki.

It's like the anti-APC people are getting carried away by the noise around Saraki these days. Saraki is just a very ambitious guy who can betray anyone to get to any position like he did to his father, PDP and APC. Although PDP capitalized on his greed to destabilize APC, I believe his type are meant to be used and dumped by the party.

If you genuinely believe a Umar in Sokoto or Kano will vote for a Saraki(a confused man that claim Yoruba or Fulani depending on the situation) over Buhari then you are a joker who don't understand Nigerian politics.

Saraki does not have a national appeal. He is only being supported by those who dislike Buhari. Politics doesn't work that way.

For PDP to stand a good chance, they should field a young guy from the North who doesn't have a baggage of corruption. Didn't Yar'Adua win the election in 2007?
APC came to power on the argument that PDP was corrupt. It would be silly to field Saraki who operates lots of offshore accounts or Atiku who is believed to be corrupt.

continue God is watching you all this lie you are sharing

Lies

Who wants to vote bukola in? I would rather vote snake that swallows our money than this traitor and criminal....

Who paid you for this?

Saraki will destroy Buhari and jail all the corrupt people

The guy that wrote on Saraki used binoculars during his assessment because of the mention are either not functional or ............but only God can judge.

Saraki will not find it easy to win Kwara come next election




Atiku or rabiu are the best shot for pdp


Saraki defect in the hand of buhari will be like when state government conduct local government election

There is a way possible for saraki to win only if he can fix the previous dents on his image. He seems to be the only one with the balls and Modern thinking to incorporate youths in government and mainstream politics.

Turaki doesn't believe that.... We need independent candidature... Party system is rigged against the common man already!

Please before you campaign for Saraki, come to Kwara and see.

I am from Kwara state, Saraki is a scam

the dreamer

Up Oloyeeeeeee!

#growNigeria! BAS 2019 issa goal!

yarimo:
SARAKI is the only candidate BUHARI can even defeat easily , op from what I just read from you. is like you have never been out of kwara state in your entire life?

OP Is really wicked and brainwashed. he's prolly one of those hoodlums that hails saraki's convoy for N500

Saraki has a lot of negatives though he enjoys the sympathy of the pple who yearn for true change not because he is the messiah but because he is bold to challenge the presidency which doesn't mean he is popular or the right man for the job.

I feel Atiku is a better candidate.

yarimo:
SARAKI is the only candidate BUHARI can even defeat easily , op from what I just read from you. is like you have never been out of kwara state in your entire life?

Tell me a better school than university of ilorin wen it comes to quality?

I feel anyone that supports buhari till now is rather eating directly from APC or through appointed family member or else the person is totally insane. Have Nigerians not suffered enough under buhari.
Abi is it only that is in this country with the hardship, death, unemployment, inflation and retrogression in dis administration?

This man sef

By the time APC finishes with that crook Saraki, he would only have a hold over his local government in Kwara State.