L-R: Dr. Amos Fawole, Chief Bode George (middle) and Alhaji Ismail Abiola during the interactive session with journalists in Lagos on Friday.
… Says what happened at Wadata Plaza sacrilegious
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Friday called on the party to immediately show anyone working against it the way out.
Chief Bode George described what happened at the party national secretariat in Abuja as “sacrilegious”.
In his words: “As a dedicated life member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) representing the Upper Chamber and embodying the moral compass of our party, I feel compelled to sound the alarm in a matter requiring urgent attention.
“What happened on Wednesday during the 79th meeting of this August body in Abuja is despicable, horrific, inhuman, wicked and unheard of. The individuals who orchestrated the use of thugs to invade our Party Secretariat acted shamelessly and this action must be condemned by all of us who value democracy.
“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 our elders such as Chief Solomon Lar, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Chief Bola Ige (who wrote the constitution of the party), Alhaji Adamu Ciroma, Chief Sunday Awoniyi, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, Chief Sunday Afolabi, and others, who did not allow personal interests to overshadow their collective interests of the party, are now dancing on the graves of some of these elders,” he stated.
Chief George added that “This situation arises from the actions of certain disloyal individuals within our party. I strongly believe this should also be seen as a serious offence which should not be condoned. What happened on Wednesday was horrendous, terrible and dreadful. 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 National Working Committee (NWC) and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings?
“I have consistently stated that those with a belligerent attitude, if they are not ready to repent, should be shown the way out. As the largest party in Africa, PDP should not be turned into an ‘Agbero’ party by any member with an inordinate ambition. We have rules and regulations that govern our party.
“If we are indeed serious as a party, this is the time for the party leadership to bring the two opposing factions together for a peace meeting. If they are not ready to embrace peace, they should step aside and allow the party to move past the current turmoil. Enough of this arrant nonsense,” he declared.
Addressing the development in the United States of America with the emergence of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the country, Chief George drew a parallel between him and Adolf Hitler and expressed concern at the similarities between the two of them and the new world order.
He said the wind of far right wing blowing across the world is a dangerous one.
“With the emergence of Donald Trump on January 20, 2025 as the 47th President of the United States (U.S.), we are having a new world order which, if not carefully handled, may snowball into a dangerous conflict in the comity of nations?
“According to Trump, the Gulf of Mexico is now the Gulf of America and the Mexican Government has vowed to resist Trump’s aggressive posture in international politics.
“Are we witnessing a new world order or Trump’s new world order? After Trump’s second coming, is the world going to remain the same again?
“We know what Adolf Hitler, the Fuhrer, did in Germany starting from 1932, leading to the Second World War. We all know what Trump did during his first time as the 45th President of the U.S. Just take a look at the similarities between Hitler and Trump,” he said.