Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, a frontline PDP Presidential Aspirant, has said that President Buhari can no longer muster 12 million votes in the North due to his dismal performance, deceitful propaganda of his government and ill-treatment of the people.
Turaki, SAN, on Wednesday picked Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at the PDP Wadata House National Headquarters in Abuja.
According to him, the so-called 12 million voters the APC is laying claim in the North to would have been reduced drastically since 2015.
“How do you expect them to come out and aggregate votes up to that number for somebody who has been the architect of their current misfortune?”
He spoke further, “Their definition of corruption is deliberately restrictive just as they exhibit impunity in selecting which order of courts or aspect of the rule of law to obey.
“Otherwise, how do you explain their claim that the alleged NYSC discharge certificate saga involving one of their top government officials is not corruption? Corruption is not about money alone which they are neck-deep in, but also includes PERVERSION OF INTEGRITY which is their hallmark. Nigerians know all these things.”
The former Minister faulted claims of project execution by Buhari government, saying “If you look at most of the projects they are laying claim to, they were projects established by PDP governments, especially the Jonathan Administration- from roads to railway, to airports rehabilitation and even the Treasury Single Account policy which is saving money for government. It was good that they themselves have reported at some point that the Abuja to Kaduna rail project had gone over 60 per cent before the Jonathan Administration handed over.”
On harassment of opposition by the APC Government, he said, “It is part of their game plan to harass and intimidate people and institutions that can provide checks and balances; possibly, anybody perceived as having a strong potential to challenge their own presidential candidate. They want want to beat them down so that at the end of the day they want to have a semi-autocratic regime in place.”
Turaki believes he is better positioned to clinch the PDP lone presidential ticket during the primary coming up in October.
His words, “My chances are very high and as bright as you can imagine. What I have going for me is my integrity, credibility, experience, education, knowledge, age, dynamism and courage, the capacity to bridge bridges across the country and above all, the fear of God. People who know me from the ordinary Nigerian to the highly placed know that I am well tested and can be trusted with power.”
