Ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki has firmly rejected rumors that he is aligning with the opposition coalition for the 2027 presidential race.
In a statement issued by his media office, Saraki dismissed the reports as “jaundiced opinions and fabrications” regarding his political affiliations and activities.
This denial comes in the wake of reports suggesting that key opposition figures, including Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, and others, are engaged in talks to form a unified coalition for the upcoming elections.
However, Saraki’s representatives have made it clear that he is not part of these coalition discussions.
Amid these reports, some critics have raised doubts about the viability of such a coalition, pointing to potential internal divisions.
For example, prominent figure Lamido has expressed concerns over whether the coalition’s members can find common ground on their objectives.
In response to the circulating rumors, Saraki’s media office urged Nigerians to disregard the false claims, attributing them to elements within the opposition camp in Kwara state.
The statement reads: “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.
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“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.
“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.”
