Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki has reacted to the viral audio in which he reportedly recounted how he spent millions to campaign for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 election.
The Senate President was heard saying in the viral audio, that he is angry with Buhari because he was not compensated and has not benefited from the APC government since 2015.
“What is the benefit of people that are campaigning for the APC? What is their track record? Use me as an example. When I left the PDP for the APC in 2014 and was campaigning for the APC like never before, we went to every state to campaign with Buhari up until the election time.
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“Out of the 36 states, I paid election money in 30. Some collected N300m while some collected N400m, some collected N200m. The only states, where I had nothing to do with was in the South-West.
“Even on the phone I was calling and giving banks instructions. Our thinking was that when we get elected, we would get the majority of appointments. I even told majority of you then that we shall all be going to Abuja together after the election.
“I thought some of you will be appointed to head federal agencies like road maintenance, like FERMA, NITDA, NPA and others. Because I know that if any Kwara son becomes even just the ED of UBEC, I know what he can approve from his desk. Whether N1m or N2m.
“But for the first time, since we joined politics, you have a President of the Senate or even speaker that cannot appoint a cleaner. I am not referring to board appointments like board appointment which just collect money per sitting. If you look at the agencies they appoint executive positions, what do you want me to say?”
However reacting to this, Bukola Saraki who spoke through his Special Assistant on New Media, Olu Onemola, said the audio was doctored. Olu Onemola told Daily Post “That audio file is doctored and entirely fake.“