Senate
President Bukola Saraki, on Sunday said the federal government would have
“silenced” him and forced him to resign “if he had skeleton in his cupboard”.
He said this at a reception by residents of
Offa, where he led members of his party at a campaign rally in the local
government, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on New Media, Olu
Onemola.
Mr Saraki, who addressed community chiefs and
supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the Buhari-led
government has nothing to offer Kwara State.
He also told the audience that his boldness in
confronting the federal might was because he has “clean hands” otherwise he
“would have been dealt with seriously”.
“Our campaign has a definite plan for Kwara
State and Nigeria. Since we joined the PDP the party has honoured Kwara State,
they gave us DG of Campaign, National Leader of the party and have agreed that
if the party wins, Senate President is our slot in Kwara.
“But what has the other party (APC) to offer?
If I have skeleton in my cupboard this government would have silenced me and
forced me to drop the campaign.
“But
for God and the support of the people I would not be standing today. They didn’t
want to honour our agreement. We all laboured and what they couldn’t get in
three times they got it and we demanded that they give to Kwara what we
deserve,” he said.
The lawmaker who said he sees himself as a son
of Offa, urged lovers of the state not to follow Mr Buhari.
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