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Gbemi Saraki |
The plan of some
hitherto staunch allies of the late godfather of Kwara politics, Dr. Abubakar
Olusola Saraki to reap from the left over of the gains of the late politician
and the new leader, Senator Bukola Saraki, who is now the leader of the All
Progressive Congress (APC) in the state is beginning to record some heavy
casualties.
In order to assure
the presidency that all was not lost in this strategic state, some major
stakeholders decided to confront the situation and assured the presidency that
it was only Bukola Saraki and his group that have left, that without them the
PDP could still survive and win the state for the party and the president.
In the last couple
of months, meetings were held with some of these politicians to really find out
where they belong. The meeting was reportedly presided over by a very close
confidant of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who is an eminent person
in Ilorin; she told the group, which included the ex-minister of transport,
Alhaji Bio, the Senator representing the governor's zone, Senator Ajibola,
Ex-VC of University of Ilorin, Professor AbdulRahmon Oba and a couple of some
relatively known politicians in the state that the state must be liberated from
the stranglehold of the Sarakis and the first step was to reorganize the party
in the state and reposition it.
A source at the
meeting revealed that it was a very lively meeting and the new faces of the
party in the state were clearly identified.
One face that was
conspicuously missing at this meeting and the subsequent ones that had been
held by this groups with the likes of Chief Tony Anenih the chairman of the
board of trustees and the Sultan of Sokoto Saadu Abubakar to work out the way
forward was senator Gbemisola Saraki, who many believed would step in and take
over effortlessly judging from the kind of clout she has and the support she
enjoys from the core Sarakites in Ilorin.
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Dino Melaye |
The bitter feud
between Senator Bukola Saraki and his siblings as a result of the governorship
feud that saw to the demystification of Dr. Olusola Saraki and his anointed
daughter, Gbemi before , during and after the election, which is yet to abate
was expected to shoot Gbemi to limelight again immediately the brother left the PDP, but it was not to be.
Gbemi was seen and
treated like a leper by the New PDP leaders in the state, not only on the basis
of the blood link with the deserting ex-governor Bukola Saraki, but also on a
security report that was leaked to them on some of her activities, while in the
senate.
Our source
revealed that it was discovered that while she was in the senate, she enjoyed a
very warm relationship with Mr. Dino Melaiye, who was then a stormy petrel in
the House of Representatives.
“Not many knew the
genesis of the acrimony and bitterness between the speaker then, Rt. (Hon.)
Dimeji Bankole and Dino Melaiye, the car issue was just a smokescreen, I can
tell you it was all a contest for the soul of the beautiful belle of the Saraki
dynasty, Gbemi.
We have enough
information about her love affairs with Dimeji Bankole and Dino; how it was
convenient for her to shuttle between them until the family of Dimeji prevailed
on him to take a wife and he opted for a young girl, who lived in Ghana, but
the lady could not move in with him because Gbemi was the queen of his heart
then and she was living with him.
“We all know where
Dino is now, he is a top ranking member of APC and with Gbemi in the saddle as
PDP leader in Kwara, there won't be any need for election in the state again,
APC is already home and dry, so to prevent this, it is better to act now and
put her where she belongs.
We are better off
without her,” the source disclosed.