Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Kabiru Turaki, has met with the Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, delegates and other leaders of the state chapter of the party.
The meeting is part of Turaki’s nationwide consultations ahead of the PDP presidential primary.
Turaki, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), vowed that he and others will deploy their legal skill to reclaim the party’s governorship victory in Ekiti State which is a matter before the Election Petition Tribunal.
He condemned the deployment of 30,000 security personnel by the Federal Government to rig the Ekiti State governorship election.
He similarly condemned the invasion of the residence of elder statesman, Edwin Clark, by police officers.
“We have never had a government that is as despotic, divisive and discriminatory as the Buhari Administration,” Turaki noted.
“We will address the issue of state police,” he said, “as part of our determination to address the principle of restructuring from various perspectives such as true federalism, fiscal federalism, devolution of power, resource control, statism and regionalism.”
The presidential aspirant pointed out that the Fayose-led government has been working to provide critical infrastructure which are legacy projects because the governor has vision and he is well educated, young, dynamic and courageous enough to take bold decisions.
Turaki said further that: “We need a president with such qualities- a person who can relate easily with other world leaders in terms of knowledge; a person who has no excess baggage of corruption or any other character deficiencies and who will make Nigerians proud.”
“I am that person,” he said, adding: “I am fit, strong and ready to go.”
Reacting, Fayose described Turaki’s curriculum vitae as fantastic and excellent.
“When we look at the assignments you have carried out, you are not a small man. You have capacity for the job of the president, but power belongs to God,” Fayose said.
Ekiti PDP Chairman, Gboyega Oguntuase, described Turaki as a tested and trusted person.
“We have a positive option or alternative that Nigerians are waiting for,” the chairman said.
