
Senate President Bukola Saraki says he was absent at the 58th Independence Anniversary celebrations in Abuja on Monday because of other important political engagements.
In a statement signed by Yusuph Olaniyonu his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Saraki said he was out of Abuja attending to other important political assignments.
“The Senate President and a frontline presidential aspirant on the platform of the PDP is currently not in Abuja, he is at the moment in his home state, Kwara.
“The governorship primary is holding today (yesterday) in Kwara and he must be present and after that, he will be holding a meeting with Kogi State delegates to the PDP National Convention.
“These are two very important assignments that require his attention,” Olaniyonu said.