Tanimu Turaki
Economic
Tanimu Turaki
Economic Hardships: All Hope is Not Lost-
Turaki
Frontline PDP presidential aspirant, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has
counseled Nigerians not to lose hope completely in spite of their
current political, social and economic hardships.
In a message entitled: ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST to mark Nigeria’s
58th Independence Anniversary, Turaki who apparently attributed
Nigeria’s current woes to the failure of leadership, noted that God
has given the people another chance to turn their fortunes around
for the better only if they collectively work towards having a
Godly and genuinely transformational leadership.
“Let us not fail to seize this God-given opportunity” he
counseled further, “as we embark on another process to elect a
leader in February 2019 who will pilot the nation’s affairs for
another four years.”
In apparent reference to the unrestrained manipulation of
elections that had been witnessed in recent times, the presidential
aspirant advised the people thus: “Let us plan and work together
and be vigilant in order not to allow God’s plan and purpose for
our nation to be subverted. Remember, united we stand, divided we
fall. Also, eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”
Turaki urged Nigerians to give gratitude to God for sparing
their lives to witness this year’s Independence Anniversary
because, he said, “these are not the best of times for our nation
which, ironically God has blessed with abundant and valuable human
and natural resources beyond human comprehension, yet we are
suffering in the midst of plenty.”
He attributed their predicaments to the horrendous conflicts
resulting in innumerable loss of lives which they have been going
through in the last few years, as well as the socio-economic
hardships and flagrant erosion of human dignity which they have
been subjected to also.
The former Minister of Special Duties And Intergovernmental
Affairs regretted that the hopes of the people have been dashed by
the government, promises made to them have not been kept, their
trust in government have been betrayed, lies have been elevated to
an art or as a state policy, while opportunities he regretted
further have been wasted and lines of division among the various
ethnic groups have become widened.
He noted that the plight of the ordinary Nigerian have been
worsened as a result of the political and indeed the electoral
systems being turned into a Nightmare in recent times “with the
bold-faced ‘robbery’ of the people’s mandate at every turn – no
thanks to the TRUSTEE (the government of the day) of the collective
fate of the people.”
Turaki however urged the people to be grateful to God also
because the judiciary “that has been pummeled, harassed or
intimidated by the current government has survived to play its
constitutional role as the last hope of the oppressed.”
Sola Atere
Director Media and Publicity
Kabiru Tanimu Turaki Presidential Campaign Organization
Abuja