14 Facts About Olusola Saraki

Abubakar Olusola Saraki was a Nigerian politician, who was a Senator in the Nigerian Second Republic.

Olusola Saraki was the holder of the chieftaincy title of the Waziri of the Ilorin Emirate, and belonged to the Agoro compound in Agbaji.

Olusola Saraki was born on May 17,1933 in Kwara State and died in Lagos November 14,2012.

Olusola Saraki's mother was from Iseyin in Oyo State and his father was from Mali, but studied Islamic Studies in Ilorin.

Olusola Saraki attended the University of London and St George's Hospital Medical School, London.

Olusola Saraki worked as a medical officer at the General Hospital, Lagos and the Creek Hospital, Lagos.

In 1977, Olusola Saraki was elected as a member of the Constituent Assembly that produced the 1979 constitution.

In 1983 Olusola Saraki was re-elected into the Senate on the National Party of Nigeria platform.

Olusola Saraki contested the Presidency under the Social Democratic Party in the third republic and was a member of the Committee for National Consensus during the Abacha transition program.

In 1998, Olusola Saraki became a National Leader and member of the Board of Trustees of the All People's Party, contributing to the APP success in Kwara and Kogi States.

Olusola Saraki assisted Mohammed Alabi Lawal in becoming Governor of Kwara State.

Later Saraki switched allegiance to the Peoples Democratic Party and in the 2003 elections supported his son Bukola Saraki as candidate for governor of Kwara state in April 2003 and his daughter Gbemisola R Saraki as senator for Kwara State Central in April 2003.

Olusola Saraki was a member of the Committee for National Consensus during the Abacha transition program.

Bukola Olusola Saraki however contested again for Senatorial seat in the February 2019 election but lost the election to Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe of the all Progressives Congress.