Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has refuted claims of joining an opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 presidential election, labeling the reports as fabricated and misleading. Yusuph Olaniyonu of the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Media Office dismissed the allegations as “jaundiced opinions” orchestrated by political adversaries in Kwara State.
Saraki accused the opposition of concocting quotes and creating falsehoods to misrepresent his political stance. He emphasized that the story was a deliberate attempt to deceive the public about his affiliations. Meanwhile, the Kwara State governor has also called on Nigerians to disregard the report, reinforcing its lack of credibility.
Refuting the claim, Yusuph Olaniyonu, representing the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Media Office, stated: “It should be noted that the reporter of the story quoted unnamed sources and faceless individuals who he claimed attended a meeting with Dr. Saraki. He also sought the opinions of people who he did not tell the detail of the story he wanted them to respond to.
“We believe his story came from his misconception of why Dr Saraki has refused to associate with or comment on the ongoing efforts by some politicians to form a coalition. It is equally obvious that he simply decided to package as a news story the permutations, projections, and calculations of some individuals who believe they could proffer a reason for the quiet stance of the former Senate President.
“Anybody who has associated closely with Dr. Saraki will know that either in the public or private space, he does not speak carelessly and in a manner that can expose him to ridicule.
“He is always a careful and frugal speaker. The views expressed in that news story and the concocted graphic design in circulation do not represent the position of Dr. Saraki. He has nothing to do with them.
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“We, therefore, call on well-meaning Nigerians to disregard and ignore the false claims contained either in the story published by the newspaper or the warped version of it being circulated online by elements of the opposition in Kwara State.”
