[FILE PHOTO] Senate President Saraki With the elections closing in, politicians approach that defining moment where they ensure they have every support they can get, kissed every ring that matters and genuflected to elder statesmen that could hold sway over their political futures. It is a period of calculated scampering not just locally but internationally. Government officials have had a history of hiring lobbyists in the United States to curry favour from the US administration and the private citizens. Here are five government officials and politicians that have hired lobbyists. Senator Bukola Saraki The Senate President keen on a return to the senate chambers after the 2019 elections contracted the service of the KRL international through Retail Express Limited of Lagos. After his defection to the opposition party, People’s Democratic Party, from the ruling All Progressives Congress, there have been talks his return to the red chamber could be tougher than expected. S...