The
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has ruled out the possibility of his
son participating in the governorship race in Kwara in 2019.
He said at the News Agency of
Nigeria Forum in Abuja that it was untrue that his son was being groomed as the
next governor of the state.
According to Mr. Saraki, the boy
is not interested in politics.
“That is not in the offing at all;
I am sure he doesn’t even want to hear politics at all.
“You know it is not easy for
children who are born to politicians, especially in this time, to embrace
politics.
“When I was much younger, we were
insulated from some of the political issues, and because we didn’t read the
newspapers, we didn’t know what was happening.
“I reluctantly went into politics,
you can go and check. Once or twice, I was given the form to run for House of
Representatives, and I remember I just travelled and disappeared for months.
“After seeing what my father had
been through I thought to myself that this is not for me” he said.
Mr. Saraki,
however, said that the most important thing for him in the state was the legacy
which had been left and the continuity and good relationship between former and
the serving governor.
He said that his successor had
also done a good job in transforming the state by creating an environment for
entrepreneurship.
“In the agricultural sector, we
have done a lot of things that drive commercial activities which is not in the
blueprint of the country.
“Even in the universal health
coverage which we are now talking about at the national level, I started that
when I was governor, and now my governor has continued and built on that.
“This shows the importance of
continuity and stability and today, we thank God that we are one of those
states where there is a very good relationship between former governor and
current governor.” he said.
He denied insinuation that
pensioners in the state were still being owed arrears dating back to when he
was governor.
“Majority of the amounts still
being owed are at the local government level, most of the state level pensions
are not outstanding.
“There might be issues with
pensions here and there but I don’t know the details. I know that the arrears
and liability are at local government level, not at state government level,”
Mr. Saraki stated.
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