The President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki has officially declared to run for President in the 2019 General Elections.
Saraki made the declaration on Thursday while meeting with young Nigerians who want to run for office in 2019 under the NotTooYoungToRun Act that was passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to a tweet by a Special Assistant to Saraki on New Media, Mr. Olu Onemola on twitter, he wrote: “LIVE VIDEO: The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has just declared his intention to seek the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. #GrowNigeria”
Watch live video of Saraki’s speech at the meeting:
While speaking with the youths, Saraki said that his decision to seek the highest office in the country was in view of the Numerous challenges being faced by the country and by Nigerians.
