The former legislator said the Labour Party lacks candidates to replace the parliamentary seats in an interview with Arise TV on January 16, 2022, which, in his opinion, may not go well if the party wins the presidential election.
Saraki makes his case: If Obi is elected president without a majority in the National Assembly, the relationship between the two branches of government may be harmed, according to Saraki, a former governor of Kwara State.
Don’t forget that Nigeria has a presidential system of government, he said. On election day, when you cast your ballot, you are choosing a party.
“A party that doesn’t have candidates for the legislative seats from day one is already doomed because you know that the executive and the legislature won’t have a majority.”
Since the final PDP presidential primary on May 30, 2022, Saraki has made it clear that he wants the party to win re-election in 2023.
According to campaign officials who spoke to newsmen, Atiku chose to add Saraki to his team as a Special Envoy in order to capitalize on the former Senate President’s skills as an interventionist and a politician who still acts as a link between the young and the old.
