The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has sent the name of Senate President, BUKOLA SARAKI, to the Independent National Electoral Commission as a senatorial candidate.

His name was among the list of candidates submitted to the commission in Abuja last night.

SARAKI, who represents Kwara Central District in the Senate, was among the 13 presidential aspirants of the party.

The PDP had held the senatorial primaries before that of the presidential primary.

While SARAKI paid for the Presidential nomination and expression of interest forms, it was however not clear if he paid for that of the Senate as well.

SARAKI’s name was used to replace the name of one OPE, whose name was initially filed as the PDP candidate for the senatorial district.