Ovation publisher, Dele Momodu, on Monday showered praises on Senate President, Bukola Saraki, after he lost his senatorial seat in the election in his Kwara Central District.
In a message posted via social media, Dele Momodu saluted Bukola Saraki, describing him as a “Rock of Gilbratar” of Nigerian democracy.
“My dear Oloye, DR ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, I appreciate the battles you fought for Democracy. But for you, and a few others, Nigeria would have been sentenced to a full-blown dictatorship.
“Because you stood, like the Rock of Gibraltar, elections and politics became full-scale war in Nigeria. In the last four years, despite your epic support for the Saints, they threw everything at you, but God kept you going, miraculously.
“Today, as always, I salute your doggedness. You’re a General. The best is yet to come,” he wrote.
Bukola Saraki, 56, was defeated by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe, who polled 123,808 votes to defeat the Senate president who scored 68,994 votes across the four local government areas that make up the Kwara Central District.
The Returning Officer for the district, Prof. Olatunbosun Owoyomi, announced the results on Sunday.
