The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described Mohammed Turaki as a factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who can’t return the party back to power.
It described Turaki’s plan to “return power to Nigerians” through the PDP as a “customary amusement.”
In a statement signed by the state arm of the party, Mogaji Seye Oladejo, said: “A fascinating proclamation, especially from someone who could not even muster the honesty to introduce himself properly.
“Let it be said clearly: Turaki is a factional chairman of a broken, scattered, leaderless PDP. And it is dishonest, deliberately so, for him to pretend otherwise.
“Before he dreams of returning power to Nigerians, he should first seek legitimacy from his own party members and leaders. A man who cannot unite his own divided platform cannot unite a country. Someone needs to respectfully remind him:
“You cannot build something on nothing, you cannot give what you do not have.”
Oladejo insisted that the former ruling party is seeking redemption without repentance.
“For 16 long years, the PDP had all the power Turaki now speaks about so casually. What did they return to Nigerians?
“The PDP is busy producing press statements that sound like bedtime stories for its dwindling supporters.
“Nigeria needs constructive opposition, not political comedians issuing empty promises.
“Bello Turaki should first earn legitimacy within his own party before attempting to lecture Nigerians about power. Pretence and grandstanding cannot substitute for reality.
“A factional chairman cannot speak for a fragmented party. A party without coherence cannot promise national salvation. And a platform without credibility cannot return power to anyone.
“APC remains committed to a future built on stability, reforms, democratic consolidation, and genuine empowerment of Nigerians – not the fantasy politics of those who lost power, lost public trust, and now seek attention through hollow declarations.”
Oladejo reminded Turaki that Nigerians have already reclaimed power by rejecting the PDP.
He added: “Turaki forgets a simple fact: Nigerians reclaimed power in 2015 when they voted PDP out. They reaffirmed it in 2019, and reinforced it again in 2023.
“The PDP has not only been rejected – it has been reduced to a coalition of bitter factions, each one engaged in endless court battles, contradictory rulings, and shameless forum shopping.
“Before talking about returning power, the PDP should first return order to its house,” he added
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