Abuja, Nigeria — Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, don hammer former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for e recent visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari for im house for Kaduna State. During the ‘Morning Show’ on Arise Television on Tuesday, George show say e no happy with Atiku and e dismiss the coalition agenda wey Atiku dey push, say na just plan to weaken PDP.
Atiku don dey call opposition figures across di country to form mega party wey go fit challenge President Bola Tinubu for 2027. E visit to Buhari sabi for plenty people as e means to draw the former President into im coalition campaign.
Alongside Atiku for di meeting be former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, and former Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, among others. Reacting to this move, Bode George talk say, “Those wey dey form mega party, wetin be di purpose of dat mega party? You be member of solid organisation, and you wan japa. You dey meet with Buhari; e no be member of our party? You don discuss your mega something with any other person? You think say na private fiefdom? PDP no be private company. Nobody own PDP. Bring am to di party, make we discuss am. Once e approved, then you fit move. You no go just dey flip-flop because of your personal ambition.”
George go further rant, “Look at Buhari shaking hand with these people. We present you against him, and he flop you like small pikin, and den you run go there. If you look di gathering wey visit Buhari, dem all dey from one side, where dem other people from our party?”
Di South-West PDP chief wonder wetin Atiku dey try do with di mega party: “Na to divide Nigeria from di North come South he dey try?” George ask.
He advise PDP members across di country to “come home and work together for di party ahead of 2027,” instead of joining hands to create mega party for Atiku’s ambition.
George express disappointment over how some PDP governors dey plan to join di ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), calling di act betrayal of di platform wey give dem political relevance. “We dey run system wey dey very despicable, very disheartening,” he lament. “Platform wey give you all di necessary tools to represent your constituency; halfway into your tenure, you dey jump ship? I dey very disappointed with these governors.”
George remember his experience under di late President Umaru Yar’Adua, when him lead delegation go South Africa to mediate political crisis and how e learn how political systems fit operate differently. E talk say “For South Africa, na di parties go contest elections, dem no be individuals, and dat one give true meaning to party supremacy.”
“Dat is why, there, when you talk say di party dey supreme, di party dey supreme,” he add. He go question di integrity of governors wey campaign under PDP vision and programmes, only to dey consider switching allegiance half-way through di term. “Di electorate for their states support dem because of di programmes of di party. Now you wan go back? Wetin APC present?” he ask, point out di lack of structure within di ruling party.
George’s comments come after reports say three to four PDP governors dey prepare to defect to APC to support Tinubu second-term bid.
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