Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Bolaji Abdullahi, has explained why he was dismissed from office in March 2014 by former President Goodluck Jonathan. According to him, the dismissal was due to his refusal to publicly criticise former Senate President Bukola Saraki during a heated political campaign in Kwara State. According to him, the political atmosphere in Kwara was largely defined by sustained attacks on Saraki, with intense pressure on him to participate. I was expected as the most senior political office holder to also join and attack Saraki and I said no. He also recalled that he previously served Saraki as Special Assistant on Communications, Special Adviser on Policy, and later as Commissioner for Education in Kwara State during Saraki’s tenure as governor.