Senate President Bukola Saraki has laughed off claims that President Muhammadu Buhari does not require the support of the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) bloc within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the 2019 presidential election.
He described the claims as laughable while describing those peddling the information as not being “versed in history”.
Saraki, a former Kwara State Governor, made this known while addressing delegates to the APC state congress in the state.
Before bursting into a fit of laughter, Saraki said, “I read some people saying they don’t need us to win Kwara. Hmm, I laugh. Those who say they will win 2019 without Kwara supports are not versed in history.”
Recall that Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai said on Tuesday that Buhari could win without relying on members of the nPDP.
El-Rufai said, “Who are these new PDP people that are threatening? They are Kwara, Kano, Sokoto, Adamawa, Rivers but I don’t think Amaechi is part of them.
“So, let’s take these four states, go back to 2003 and check. Buhari then under the ANPP won in all these four states.
“Go back to 2007, Buhari won in these four states. Even when Shekarau was running as a presidential candidate in 2011, Buhari defeated him in Kano.
“I have no doubt in my mind that even if the people threatening to leave decide to leave, it will have absolutely no impact on the presidential election.
“The President will win Sokoto, Kwara and Adamawa easily. Kano is already in the bag, I mean if you saw the crowd that welcomed the President without the former governor Kwankwaso, Kano has always been the President’s base.”