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Fallout of Reps poll: Saraki may move against Kwara gov

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There is panic in the camp of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, following the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loss of last Saturday’s House of Representatives by-election in Ekiti/ Oke-Ero/ Isin/ Irepodun Federal Constituency to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The defeat has forced Saraki to return to the drawing board to plot how to win the senatorial election in Kwara South Senatorial District.

One of the options being weighed by Saraki is to prevail on Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed to drop his senatorial aspiration for the incumbent Senator Abdulrafiu Ibrahim, who is believed to have more clout in the area than the governor.

It was not clear last night whether the governor would accept the decision of his godfather (Saraki).

Investigation conducted by The Nation correspondent revealed that Saraki was disturbed by the defeat of PDP in some of his strongholds, especially in Ekiti and Oke-Ero local government areas.

The Nation, November 24, 2018

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