PDP leaders meet Obasanjo in Abeokuta

The Democratic Party (PDP), Taminu national leadership led by the chairman, Taminu Turaki, on Saturday met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Turaki, who spoke with journalists after the closed-door meeting held at the ex-President’s residence in Abeokuta, expressed confidence in the party’s chances in next year’s governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States.

He was accompanied on the trip to the Ogun State capital by former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, former governor of Niger State, Muazu Babangida, his Plateau State counterpart, Jonah Jang, former Deputy Governor of Oyo State Taofeek Arapaja, and Ogun State PDP Chairman, Abayomi Tella, among others.

The chairman stressed that PDP is more determined than ever to reclaim its rightful position in Nigeria’s political arena.

He said: “During our recent Congress in Ibadan, we came to introduce ourselves to our father, former President under the PDP administration, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. I did not come alone. The former Senate President and BOT Chairman of our great party, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, is here.

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“Likewise, our National Secretary, the former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Taofeek Arapaja, and two former governors of Niger and Plateau States, Alhaji Muazu Babangida Aliyu and Sen. Jonah Jang, are also part of the entourage.

“We came to thank the former president for his vision and contributions to strengthening our democracy and good governance while he was in power. We also came to appreciate his role in building strong institutions that the country continues to benefit from today. Furthermore, we sought his guidance and inspiration as an oracle to help us in the gargantuan task that lies ahead.

“A woman who started cooking before you must definitely have more broken pots. We have come to see our father here in Abeokuta, and we have spoken to Baba, and Baba too has spoken to us. We are enriched.

“We now realize more than ever that while the task ahead may not be easy, the inspiration and guidance received from Baba today have prepared us to go all the way and take PDP back to the seat of power come 2027.

“PDP is battle-ready for 2027. As a mark of readiness, we shall first reclaim Ekiti State, followed by Osun State. By the time we win these two states, no one will doubt that PDP is on the rise and ready to challenge the APC government’s incompetence and maladministration.

“The advice I give PDP members globally is that PDP is back and is ready to take its rightful place in the democratic process of the country. Since our convention in Ibadan, the APC is more worried than ever. The equation has changed, and PDP is prepared to send them packing in 2027.”

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