A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said his friendship with the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, should not be interpreted as support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
The ex-Kwara State Governor said he operates openly and does not engage in “night dealings.”
Saraki made the comments on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he also outlined his position on the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the upcoming convention.
Dismissing claims that he works for President Tinubu, he said, “I’m not somebody that says things I’m not going to do… I don’t… I don’t do things at night, I’m not a night person. If I’m going to do something, I come, I stick my chest out. This is where I’m going,” he said.
Responding to a question on whether his friendship with Wike implied an endorsement of Tinubu, Saraki said, “You can’t extrapolate that. My friendship is based on what we are going to do about this party.
“I found his style, his views might be different, but that PDP must not die. PDP must be able to provide a platform for people to contest elections. That, I do not in any way doubt, is the sincerity where he stands, that’s where I stand.”
Despite being a key member of PDP, Wike has repeatedly expressed support for APC’s Tinubu’s second-term bid, a stance often criticised as disloyal by a faction of the opposition party.
