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Bukola Saraki, a senator of the federal republic of Nigeria and a top member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has denied having anything to do with a damaging documentary concerning President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, Patience, and Diezani Alison-Madueke, the minister of petroleum resources.

In a statement released by the former governor of Kwara state, through his media aide, Bamikole Omisore, the governor absolved himself of allegations that he is sponsoring the damaging documentary.

“Attention of the media office of Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has been drawn to a purported allegation by Peoples Democratic Party that Senator Bukola Saraki who is one of the leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) and a crusader of change in Nigeria is sponsoring a “Dirty Love Triangle between President Jonathan, Patience and Deiziani,” he said.

“Senator Saraki will like to state categorically without any iota of doubt that he is not aware of any love triangle between the President and the two women in question and therefore has not been, and he is not going to be involved in anyway, manner or process of commissioning of such documentary.

“Senator Saraki has always centred all his argument on issues that affect the lives of Nigerians. Such issues include but are not limited to unemployment, mismanagement of public funds, and non-implementation of the budgetary provisions just to name a few.”

However, he accused PDP of being in the business of prying into the private lives APC leaders.

“On the contrary, it has been PDP that has been attacking the private lives of our presidential candidate and personal affairs of our leaders in the APC. We have maintained a certain respectable decorum in both the use of language and material in every campaign.

“Senator Saraki is aware that the reason why the PDP is pushing such a ridiculous story is because it has been the trademark of the PDP of recent to blackmail members of the opposition with spurious and cooked-up allegations.

“So this so-called alarm on any documentary targeted at Jonathan, Dieziani is just diversionary tactics in preparation of what they intend to do.”

He concluded by warning PDP not to scheme any negative documentary about him, saying he would take legal actions against such.

“As stated above Sen Saraki is not aware of any ‘love triangle’ existing unless PDP is aware of something the public is not aware of, otherwise this is baseless and lacks substance.

“Senator Saaki will like to warn all those still scheming to carry out this false documentary on him that he will fight back and legally defend himself and warn those in glass houses whose past, particularly as regards their private lives is not honourable, to steer clear and be warned .

“We have restrained ourselves not because we don’t have the capacity but because we have pledged that this election will be about issues.”