Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the former Senate President, met with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucuses in the Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday night.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, during the meeting, the House of Representatives passed a motion endorsing his presidential campaign.
Senators and representatives spoke with the former Chairman of the National Assembly at meetings hosted at the houses of the Minority Leaders of both chambers, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and Hon. Ndudi Elumelu.
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A member of the PDP Caucus moved a Motion for Saraki’s adoption as their candidate at the interactive meeting with members of the House of Representatives.
The motion was then supported by another member and put to a vote by the House Minority Leader, Hon. Elumelu, who received a resounding “Yay!” from the caucus members.
“Here, I am amongst family, since we have all been in the trenches together,” Saraki stated as he addressed Senators. We’ve all struggled to keep the legislature together and the nation’s Constitution intact.
“This is why, when I seek your assistance, I ask that you consider capability, competence, and a dedication to completing the arduous tasks.
“Nigeria is in desperate need of a strong leader who can get things done. A leader who can represent Nigeria anywhere and bring pride to all Nigerians.”
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Speaking at the meeting, a former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswan (PDP- Benue North East) stated that Saraki is the leader that Nigeria needs at this difficult time.
“I know this young man. We were both Governors at the same time. Our nation has gone through a lot over the last eight years. We cannot be holding on to regional or tribal politics otherwise, all of us will be consumed.
“If you find a gentleman like Saraki anywhere, who has shown capacity and integrity, we should not be talking about politics of tribe — we should be emphasizing, who can take us out of the woods, because, right now, we are in a jungle.
“Most of us here have worked directly with Saraki. I worked with him as a Governor. Many of you worked with him when he was the Senate President. We can all admit that from the capacity that he has shown in handling difficult national problems, this is the person Nigeria needs at this time,” Senator Suswam said.
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Other Senators who described Saraki in glowingly terms include Senator Chukwuka Utazi, Sen. Matthew Urhoghide, Sen. Abba Moro, Sen. Kola Balogun and Sen. Jeff Orkar, among others.
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