Senate President, Bukola Saraki,
has debunked speculation the he was grooming his son to emerge as the next
governor of Kwara state.
Saraki, himself a former governor
of the state, told newsmen that it was a fiction of some people’s imagination.
“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.
“When I was much younger, we were
insulated from some of the political issues because well, we didn’t read the
newspapers, we didn’t know what was happening.
“I reluctantly went into
politics, go and check. Once or twice I was given the form to run for House of
Reps, I remember I just travelled and turned off my phones and disappeared for months.
“After seeing what my father had
been through, I thought to myself that this is not for me”, the Senate
President added.
On his tenure as governor, Saraki
said: “In my eight years, we put a direction and we were able to transform the
state. My successor too has been able to take it from there and we hope that by
the time he finishes, the next governor will continue to build on creating an
environment for entrepreneurship.
“In the agricultural sector we
have done a lot of things that drive commercial activities which is not 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.”
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