Olusola Saraki is a trained physician and politician from Ilorin who who holds the title of Tuiraki Ilorin. He was an elected senator representing Kwara central district in 1979 and was subsequently chosen senate leader. Prior to becoming a senator, he was a member of the 1977-1978 Constituent Assembly.
From 1981 to 1999, Saraki was a constant named dropped as having presidential ambitions and in 1992 and also in 1999, he publicly vied for the nation's topmost position.
