Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain, Chief Bode George has mentioned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar would have collapsed if he had gained the 2023 presidential election and emerged president of the nation.
George whereas talking on the disaster within the PDP mentioned this when he appeared on Arise TV Morning Show on Friday.
George mentioned, “What am I searching for? Let us stand by the reality as a result of it’s only the reality that may liberate you. When we had that election, we divided the celebration (PDP) into two.
“If Atiku had won, I would have stayed in my house because I know for real (that) in future he would collapse. This country would never accept.
“If he had won that election you think this country would have been stable? Because somebody from the north had just finished eight years and our own norm is that after the eight years, the presidential candidate must come to the south. Those who are running around for appointments (we wish them) best of luck.”
George mentioned the lean of the celebration in the direction of the north within the final election was elementary to the issues within the celebration, mentioning the emergence of Atiku because the presidential candidate was chargeable for fully disorganising the celebration.
He mentioned by the point the previous nationwide chairman of the celebration, Iyorchia Ayu left, it was too late to resolve the issues, saying he (Ayu) reneged on the settlement to resign as chairman ought to the presidential candidate emerge from the north.
“By the time Ayu left, he ought to have left lengthy earlier than the election. There was an settlement. It was the emergence of Atiku from the north as a presidential candidate that fully disorganised the norm of the celebration.
“The moment we interfered with it, manipulating the whole process to satisfy Atiku, that’s where the problem started. For us to pretend as if there was not a problem, we are just wasting time,” he mentioned.
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George who mentioned there have been about three divisions within the celebration, mentioned the opposition had misplaced its voice to problem what he known as the “nuisances and nuances going on in this country by the people in government.”
“We’ve got some deeper problems in the party. The party is almost divided now into three major sections and it’s not working,” he mentioned.
George mentioned he gained’t function a member of the Disciplinary Committee fashioned by the celebration to probe errant members who labored towards the celebration within the final common elections.
Recall the PDP on Wednesday, August 21, as components of efforts to handle the continued disaster inside its camp, inaugurated, the Reconciliation Committee, chaired by former Osun State Governor Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and the Disciplinary Committee, led by High Chief Tom Ikimi.
George a member of the PDP’s Board of Trustees mentioned the celebration by the composition of the committee jumped the gun within the hierarchy, faulting his nomination as a member of the disciplinary committee to serve beneath Ikimi who he mentioned joined the celebration later than he did.
George who mentioned there have been celebration stakeholders who labored towards the celebration within the final election based mostly on the state of affairs in varied states, queried the disciplinary committee was inaugurated “to try who?”
He mentioned somewhat than constituting committees, points that knowledgeable the disaster within the celebration needs to be resolved.
“And I mentioned to them I can’t serve beneath him (Ikimi), as a result of when did he be part of the celebration? We know inside ourselves the assorted groupings which can be dividing the celebration, that’s what the celebration ought to sit down first and resolve.
“I do know Tom very properly, he met me on this celebration. The founding fathers handed over to us. So the tradition of the celebration, the do’s and don’ts are with us. So you don’t make me be a member beneath anyone that I do know by way of hierarchy of the celebration, and say I ought to go and serve beneath him. I made that statement to them. And they mentioned are you going to return, I mentioned no I’m not.
“I cannot serve beneath Ikimi. I’m been very frank with myself. How a lot data or depth does he have regarding our celebration? You don’t do issues like that. It’s an statement and I’ve instructed the Chairman. At this age, I’m prepared to remain house.
“Just setting up a committee, where will it lead you?” He questioned, saying emphasis ought to have been made to narrate issues to the Board of Trustees.
“The principal duty of the board of trustees is that we maintain in belief the possession of the celebration and that’s why we don’t do elections within the board of trustees. We need justice, we would like equity and the chairman of the Board of Trustees accepted and waded into it.
“The party is still in various directions, for now, let’s get together. What we did that led us to this crisis had not been resolved. People who are fighting for the presidential candidature, the manoeuvring and all that, let’s resolve that,” he mentioned.
George who mentioned the structure of the committee is bent to 1 aspect of the divisions within the celebration, dominated out his lively participation throughout the committee.
“The chairman of that committee is from one group, and the secretary of the committee is from the same group, so am I just to go there and sit and look like some undecided animal? No,” he mentioned.
“We have to do a elementary evaluation of what went on over the past elections, provide you with options, reunite all people as a result of a divided home will at all times stay a defeated home.
“This procedure we are wasting time, people are saying we are waiting for the PDP to provide a solid important opposition, rather than fighting within yourself,” he mentioned