Obasanjo’s comments on PDP crisis unfortunate – Bode George

by Azeez Adeniyi

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George as described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s comment that the PDP is dead as unfortunate.

Obasanjo in a chat with newsmen in Abeokuta during a symposium held to mark his birthday had said the opposition was already dead when he and other leaders left.

But George said the intervention of other founding members of the PDP will ensure it does not crash completely.

He said, “There are still respectable founding fathers. Baba Ciroma is still alive, Dr Alex Ekwueme is still alive, Sule Lamindo is still alive, Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Prof Jerry Gana and other foundation members of the party are still alive.

“For me, there is nothing to fear. We have made some terrible mistakes in the past, we have learnt from the mistakes and we are going to make sure that we tread the path of honour, justice, and equity. And we are not going to fail. We are going to grow bigger than during his time.”

He added that it was normal for disagreements to arise in politics.

He said, “You don’t expect a party as big as PDP not to have hiccups. But to think this would be the end of the party is very unfortunate.

“We believe that this party will survive. We are going to work assiduously to make sure it survives because if the PDP doesn’t survive, the end of democracy is assured. We have a very strong tap root in our party.

“As far as I am concerned, that is not the wish of God almighty. With commitment and dedication of foundation leaders of the party, we will survive the current crisis.

“We will survive because that is the only party in this country that is absolutely nationalistic. In fact, that comment is going to give us a much deeper drive to achieve our objectives. I don’t share in his view and I believe we will survive by the grace of God.”

”I don’t share in his view and I believe we will survive by the grace of God.”

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