It’s transfer season in the nation’s political circuit. Is Bukola Saraki about to jump ship to the PDP? On June 9, 2015, Abubakar Bukola Saraki drove into the national assembly complex while some folks were still snoring, and waited in his car for what seemed an eternity. He was among the first inside the red chamber as soon as the doors were unlatched. A silky smooth operator, he had perfected his strategy months before. By mid-afternoon, Saraki had become President of the eight Senate against all odds and against the wishes of his party, the APC. Disobeying the party57 senators from the opposition PDP who had smuggled themselves into the chamber, unanimously elected Saraki Senate President at a time the other 51 APC senators were still plotting to elect Ahmad Lawan into the position at the International Conference Center. The problem with Saraki’s election was that his political party didn’t see it coming and never backed him for the top job–an anomaly in the nation’s political playing field.
