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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kawu Baraje, says Senate President Bukola Saraki dropped his presidential ambition for former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011 and President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.
Baraje, who made the disclosure while addressing journalists in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday, said Saraki has been has been nursing his ambition since 2011.
He said: “As a reminder, Senate president, Bukola Saraki has been trying his luck on being the president of this country since 2011. He withdrew for the then-candidate Goodluck Jonathan.
“In 2015, he also withdrew for the present President Muhammadu Buhari. So, for somebody who has been nursing that kind of ambition, is it not right for such a person to come forward again?
“He has the right. The fact that he is the Senate president does not stop him from aspiring to become the president. Constitutionally, of course, I have not seen that a Senate President cannot aspire to become president.
“Being one of the strong supporters of the Senate president, this is the time I will show the entire world that I am solidly behind him. We have been supporting others, this is the time to support our own.”