Chief Bode George has clained that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) did not win the last presidential election because former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was the party’s flagbearer.
News About Nigeria reports that the PDP chieftain made the claim when he appeared on Arise TV Morning Show today (Friday).
Giving details on his claim, George noted that it is impossible for the presidency to return to the north seeing that former President Muhammadu Buhari, who was also a northerner, just completed eight years in office.
He noted that if Atiku had won the election, there would have been a crisis that would eventually lead to his collapse.
George said, “What am I looking for? Let us stand by the truth, because it is only the truth that will liberate you. When we had that election, we divided the party (PDP) into two. If Atiku had won, I would have stayed in my house because I knew for real (that) in future he would collapse. This country would never accept it. If he had won that election, do 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.
“By the time Ayu left, he should have left long before the election. There was an agreement. It was the emergence of Atiku from the north as a presidential candidate that completely disorganised the norm of the party. 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.”
