Former Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki on Wednesday officially declared his intention to contest the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He announced a former governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna as the Director General of his Campaign Organisation and former Minister of Niger Delta affairs, Dr Steve Oruh as Deputy Director General, South.
Others vying for the PDP ticket are ex Vice President Atiku Abubakar; ex governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido; ex governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau; ex Senate President, David Mark; Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe and ex governor of Kaduna State, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Turaki said all of them were qualified and any one who wins at the primary would defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
“I went to sit down with everyone of them. We have spoken and we have understood each other. We have a serious national problem that Nigerians have come to see PDP as a saviour of this country.
“If therefore, Nigerians have said that PDP is the only vehicle that will rescue them from this situation, then we the gladiators must be able to subject our interest to the larger interest of Nigerians.
“Anybody who gets this ticket, we have the understanding, all of us will join hands and support him. We feel that we have what it takes to unify Nigerians.
“We need a winning team that can provide a level-playing ground and opportunities irrespective of where you come from,” he said.
Meanwhile, Atiku had appointed a former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, as his campaign director.
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