The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Saturday, visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his residence in Ogun State.
The visit, led by the party’s factional National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, also had the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT), Senator Adolphus Wabara, former Plateau Governor, Jonah Jang, former Niger State Governor, Muazu Babangida Aliyu, the PDP Candidate in Ekiti State, Dr Oluwole Oluyede, some members of the National Working Committee and other prominent Party leaders in the south west and across the country in the entourage.
Speaking after their closed-door meeting with Obasanjo, Turaki revealed that they visited Obasanjo to glean from his wealth of experience and seek his blessings and support in the task of moving the PDP forward.
He disclosed that they want Obasanjo’s backing in the task of unseating the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
Turaki submitted that they were in Abeokuta to introduce themselves to Obasanjo and seek his fatherly blessings.
“Having been given the opportunity to serve, the new leadership of the opposition party thought it wise to visit Obasanjo to drink from his wealth of wisdom and seek for his blessings and support for the success of the new administration.”
“Though the task ahead to send the APC government packing in 2027, due to their incompetence and maladministration, might not be a tea party, the frank talk the opposition party leaders had with Obasanjo has further inspired them that the task ahead was not impossible.
“As the newly elected PDP leadership during our recent congress at Ibadan, we came to introduce ourselves to our father, the former president under the PDP administration, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
“I didn’t come alone; the former Senate President and the BOT Chairman of our great party, Senator Adolphus Wabara, is here. Likewise, our National Secretary, the former deputy governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Taofeek Arapaja, is also here. Two former governors of Niger and Plateau States, Alhaji Muazu Babangida Aliyu and Sen. Jonah Jang, are also part of the entourage, among others.
“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 came to thank him for helping to build strong institutions which the country is enjoying till today.
“We have also come to see the former president to draw inspiration from him as an oracle; we have come to get guidance, we have come to get advice, and we have equally come to get critical support because if we must succeed in the gargantuan assignment that has been thrust upon our shoulders, then we must come to people like Chief Obasanjo who have the prerequisite experience.
“There is a proverb that says, ‘A woman who started cooking before you must definitely have more broken pots. So we have come to see our father here in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, and we have spoken to Baba, and Baba too has spoken to us, and we are enriched,” Turaki said.
He added that following the visit to Obasanjo, the PDP leadership is further buoyed that the party can reclaim power in 2027, Naijaonpoint reports.
“We have also realised more than ever before now that yes, the task before us may not be an easy one, but from the inspiration and guidance that we have received from Baba today, we are more than ready to go all the way and take PDP back to the seat of power come 2027,” he added.