Politics

2027 Polls: PDP heading for disaster, Bode George warns

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has warned that the party is destined for a monumental disaster in the 2027 presidential election if the lingering national leadership crisis is not resolved in time.

Speaking at a news conference at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos on Friday, the former deputy national chairman of the party hinged his submission on the ongoing impasse among party leaders, stressing that a house divided against itself cannot stand.

He maintained that it is unfortunate that the party found itself in the current situation due to a self-inflicted crisis, calling on stakeholders to bury their ambition now and not allow the PDP to crumble.

“Unless we are united, with equity, fairness, and justice being the pedestal for any political decision taken, this party will be heading to disaster in 2027,” he said.

George, a dedicated life member of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), said that he was compelled to sound the alarm in a matter requiring urgent attention in the party. The PDP chieftain described the fight over the position of national secretary as a national embarrassment and shame.

He described what happened during the 79th meeting of the August body in Abuja as despicable, horrific, inhuman, wicked, and unheard of. Chief Bode George stressed that individuals who orchestrated the use of thugs to invade the party secretariat acted shamelessly.

“It is disheartening that the PDP, the bastion of civility, humility, decorum, harmony, and respect for the rule of law since 1998, when it was formed by elders, seems to be losing these values,” he said.

George said that the current leaders of the party were now dancing on the graves of some of these elders. He said that the current situation arose from the actions of certain disloyal individuals within the party who are hell-bent on destroying it.

“We are all aware that the National Secretariat of our party in Abuja is sacred. The premises must be respected by all members and non-members. It is sacrilegious that thugs were hired to enter the premises to unleash mayhem, disrupting the 79th Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting.

“If that could happen, then what do you think those who sponsored the thugs will do during the National Working Committee (NWC) and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings?” he queried.

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