Bukola Saraki is a Nigerian politician who was the 13th President of the Senate of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019 and Chair of the 8th Nigeria National Assembly. Previously, he was the Governor of Kwara State (2003 to 2011) and was elected to the Senate in 2011, under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Saraki was re-elected in the 2015 general elections under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Bukola Saraki Biography
Olubukola Abubakar Saraki, known popularly as Bukola Saraki was born on December 19, 1962, in London. His parents are Florence Morenike Saraki and Olusola Saraki, who is also a politician. Saraki attended King’s College, Lagos and graduated in 1978. Before King’s College, He was a student of Cheltenham College in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1981. Saraki then proceeded to London Hospital Medical College of the University of London in 1982 and completed in 1987, obtaining a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery.
Age
Olubukola Abubakar Saraki is 58 years as of 2020, He was born in December 1962.
Bukola Saraki Family; Son
Bukola Saraki is married to Toyin Saraki, they have four children together – Halimat Oluwatosin, Oluwaseni, twins; Teniola, and Teniayo. Oluwaseni is the second and only male. He is a lawyer who graduated from the Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus and a rapper based in the UK and also the founder of a football club (Abubakar Bukola Saraki Football Club).
Bukola Saraki Investments
Bukola has always advocated for more investments for Nigeria. He has several investments in different sectors and encourages the people of Nigeria to invest in their country. Saraki has invested heavily in agriculture especially.
Bukola Saraki Net Worth
According to sources, Bukola Saraki’s net worth is estimated to be N72 billion as of 2020.