Nigerian Senate Head Says He's Mulling Running for President

Saraki recently defected from ruling party to join opposition
President Buhari will seek second term in February elections

Bukola Saraki
Photographer: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

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By David Malingha, Sophie Mongalvy, and Riad Hamade

August 15, 2018 at 12:52 PM UTC

Updated on

August 16, 2018 at 12:43 PM UTC

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Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki is considering running against President Muhammadu Buhari when Africa’s top oil producer holds elections in February.

“I am consulting and actively considering it,” Saraki, 56, said Tuesday in an interview at his residence in the capital, Abuja. “I believe I can make the change.”