Fmr Senate President Saraki Rejects Offer Of Becoming PDP National Chairman

By Ayodele Oni

A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Osaro Onaiwu, has clarified the stand of the  former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on becoming  the National Chairman of the party.

This is coming on the heels of the rumour that the former Senate President may be drafted to take up the mantle of leadership of the PDP in what political analysts termed “these confusing times in the party.”

Onaiwu declared that Saraki may not be interested in that office for now.

Quest for Saraki to take over the position followed the nremoval of Dr Iyorcha Ayu by aMakurdi High Court, which accused him of not meeting some of his obligations as a member of the PDP.

But in a statement on Wednesday, Onaiwu, a former Director General of the Saraki Campaign Organisation and former Director General of the Nigerian Governors Forum, (NGF), said Saraki was grateful for the love shown him by PDP faithful across the country, who are clamoring that he should help return the party to its former leadership role in the country.

Part of the statement reads, “Dr. Saraki for now, is more interested in the stability and peace of the country. He is also busy attending to family matters with an aged mother to look after.

“The former Kwara State Governor, has been playing in the background and has been holding the party together since after the general elections earlier in the year.

“There are other former presidential aspirants that can become chairman. I can tell you on good authority that the issue is not an option for Saraki.

“Dr. Saraki is a utility player who has been holding the party together through several interventions. We believe he can still be playing deep in the party’s affairs without being the Chairman.”