I had no deal with Ekweremadu, says Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has said he had nothing to do with the re-emergence of Chief Ike Ekweremadu as Deputy Senate President at the June 9 controversial election in the Senate.

Saraki whose choice as Senate President went against the wish of his party,All Progressives Congress (APC), on Saturday also denied receiving any message to attend a party meeting at the International Conference Center (ICC) on the day.
He spoke at his maiden press conference in Abuja as Senate President.
He said that contrary to the insinuation in many quarters, he had no deal with Ekweremadu or the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Ekweremadu becoming deputy senate president.
All he did,according to him, was to reach out to all Senators to support his (Saraki’s) bid to head the Senate.