Purchased used IPad ...good condition ,good price , however it has activation lock i want to speak with the prior or still current owner

Activation Lock is intended as a theft deterrent, meaning it is intentionally not easy to bypass.

If this follows the usual pattern, you are here, meaning that the seller has disappeared, meaning that you got scammed.

No one here can help you, Apple will not identify the previous owner, and you are left to recycle this.

The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying a used iPad/iPhone - Apple Community

That's exactly what you'll need to do. Contact the person who sold you the iPad to remove the activation lock.

How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support