2019 elections not do-or-die affair — Saraki
ABUJA—The Senate, yesterday, resumed from its Christmas and New Year recess, with its president, Senator Bukola Saraki, declaring that next month’s general election is not a do-or-die affair.
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Election: Saraki cautions against overheating polity
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki has cautioned politicians against overheating the polity ahead the general elections.
Read More Leaders should help reduce tension in the polity – Saraki
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called on Nigerian leaders to help reduce the tension in the polity just as he enjoined them to bear in mind that the February General Elections should be a contest of ideas.
Read More Saraki condemns Sokoto Killings, urges security agencies to fish out perpetrators
SENATE President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Tuesday condemned in very strong terms, the gruesome killing of dozens of innocent Nigerians by suspected bandits in Sokoto State.
Read More Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki, Dogara, Onnoghen others lay wreaths for fallen heroes
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen on Tuesday participated in the laying of wreaths in honour of soldiers who died in service in Nigeria and at international assignments.
Read More Police bomb Saraki, say his family, house, life safe
The Nigerian Police, Sunday lambasted senate president Bukola Saraki over his statement that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris was after his life.
Read More Saraki demands due process in move to try Onnoghen
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has advised the Federal Government to ensure that its plans to put on trial the nation’s chief judicial officer, Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen, follows due process.
Read More Your statement incorrect, misleading and false, Police tell Saraki
The Nigeria Police Force has said that the statement by the Senate President is incorrect, misleading and false just as it assured all Nigerians that the Nigeria Police Force has no any undisguised hostility to the Senate President or his supporters in Kwara State or to jeopardize or undermine his personal security and that of his immediate and larger family. The Force will continue to be apolitical and will ensure adequate security throughout the Country for all political parties, their members and supporters before, during and after the 2019 General Election.
Read More Your allegation laughable, mischievous, a blatant lie, Keyamo tells Saraki
Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign spokesperson has said that the Senate President Bukola Saraki’s allegation that there is massive fraud within the oil sector in the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is ‘not only laughable and mischievous, but it is a blatant lie.’
Read More IGP after my life, Saraki cries out
President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki yesterday called on well-meaning Nigerians and the international community to hold Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris responsible should anything untoward happened to him or members of his family in the months ahead.
Read More Saraki loyalists in Federal Executive positions to be booted out – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Thursday that some loyalists of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, holding federal executive positions will soon be shown the way out.
Read More Saraki mourns Emir of Lafia, Agwai
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed sadness over the demise of the Emir of Lafia, Alh. Dr. Isa Mustspha Agwai I. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, described the late monarch as a grassroots reformer who worked meritoriously with the native authority administration
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Engage with stakeholders to neutralise PVC buyers, saraki tells INEC
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has advised the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to immediately call a meeting of stakeholders in the next month’s general elections with the sole aim of formulating plans and ideas on how to render useless the intention of politicians who he claimed are buying Permanent Voters Card (PVC).
Read More Saraki begs electorate to forgive PDP candidates, says no way for Tinubu in kwara
The Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki yesterday said that there is no way for the national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu to annex Kwara state ,even as he begged the people of the state to forgive whoever among the PDP candidates that might have offended them previously one way or the other to forgive them and vote for all the candidates because of him, and the interest of the state.
Read More Saraki gives LG N16.9m to pay salary arrears
The Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has fulfilled his pledge to help settle salary arrears owed workers of some local government areas in the state .
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