Ebun Francis|
Bolaji Abdullahi, former spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who earlier in the week opted out of the just concluded APC governorship primaries in Kwara state, on Wednesday said that he was not in any way betrayed by Senate President Bukola Saraki.
The former minister of sports stated this in apparent response to some media reports that the Senate president did not support his governorship aspiration.
Abdullahi said in a statement that though the outcome of the primaries may have been disappointing, he has “accepted it as the will of Allah”.
His statement read, “Following the reactions that have trailed the Governorship Primaries of our party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, it has become imperative for me to make the following clarifications.”
“While the outcome of the primaries may have been disappointing, I have accepted it as the will of Almighty Allah, who alone gives power. I want to thank all those who have expressed concerns for me. I am humbled and flattered by your support.
“However, I will like to note that there are many factors at play in politics. Therefore, interpreting what happened as betrayal is not correct. My leader, Dr. Bukola Saraki, did not betray me.
“Whatever sacrifices I have made in the past were based on my personal principles, and were not contingent on expectations of any reward. I remain a loyal member of the Saraki political family under the leadership of Dr. Bukola Saraki.”