Saraki’s Man Picks Kwara PDP Guber Nomination Form

Former Minister of Sports Bolaji Abdullahi and a long-standing political ally of Senate President Bukola Saraki, has joined the race for the Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries.

Mr. Abdullahi who was the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had announced his resignation from the ruling party to the opposition PDP in early August, following the defection of Saraki to the same party.

Mr Abdullahi’s relationship with Saraki dates back to 2003 when he was picked by from Thisday by Saraki to his Special Assistant, Communication and Strategy, and later as the Special Adviser on Policy and Strategy in 2005 when he (Saraki) was governor of the state.

During Saraki’s second tenure as governor, Abdullahi was appointed Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology from 2007 to 2011.

He was nominated by Saraki as a Minister under former President, Goodluck Jonathan and went on to serve as the Minister of Youth Development in July 2011 and later as the Minister of Sports.

Abdullahi was later sacked after his boss, Saraki moved to the PDP in 2014.

After President Buhari’s victory in 2015, he was nominated for the post of the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of APC, a position he remained until his boss moved back to the PDP.

It is an open secret in Kwara state that Abdullahi is Saraki’s anointed candidate for the governorship ticket of any party he supports.

By picking the PDP governorship nomination form it is no longer in doubt that Saraki man-Friday is the man to beat for the PDP ticket.