Olabode George, Chieftain, Folks’s Democratic Celebration, PDP, says 2027 shall be disastrous for the previous ruling occasion, except it unites and wields the large stick on characters destroying it.
Mr George, a former Deputy Nationwide Chairman of the PDP, made this comment at a information convention at his Ikoyi residence on Friday in Lagos.
He was reacting to the occasion’s lingering nationwide management disaster.
“We’ve discovered ourselves in our present state of affairs on account of a self-inflicted disaster. We must always bury our particular person ambition now and never enable the PDP to crumble.
“Elders of the occasion ought to inform these humorous characters to settle down.
“Except we’re united, with fairness, equity and justice being the pedestal for any political determination taken, this occasion shall be heading to catastrophe in 2027,” he stated.
Mr George, a devoted life member of the PDP Board of Trustees, BoT, stated that he was compelled to sound the alarm in a matter requiring pressing consideration within the occasion.
The PDP chieftain described the battle over the place of nationwide secretary as a nationwide embarrassment and disgrace.
“What occurred on Wednesday throughout the 79th assembly of this August physique in Abuja is despicable, horrific, inhuman, depraved and exceptional.
“The people who orchestrated the usage of thugs to invade our occasion secretariat acted shamelessly and this motion have to be condemned by all of us who worth democracy.
“It’s disheartening that the PDP, the bastion of civility, humility, decorum, concord and respect for the rule of legislation since 1998 when it was fashioned by elders, appears to be shedding these values,” he stated.
In accordance with him, founding fathers of the occasion didn’t enable their private pursuits to overshadow the collective pursuits of the occasion.
He listed a number of the founding fathers as Chief Solomon Lar, Dr Alex Ekwueme, Chief Bola Ige, Adamu Ciroma, Chief Sunday Awoniyi, Bamanga Tukur and Chief Sunday Afolabi.
Mr George stated that the present leaders of the occasion had been now dancing on the graves of a few of these elders.
He stated that the present state of affairs arose from the actions of sure disloyal people inside the occasion who’re hell bent on destroying it.
“I strongly imagine this also needs to be seen as a critical offence which shouldn’t be condoned. What occurred on Wednesday was horrendous, horrible and dreadful.
“We’re all conscious that the Nationwide Secretariat of our occasion in Abuja is sacred. The premises have to be revered by all members and non-members.
“It’s sacrilegious that thugs had been employed to enter the premises to unleash mayhem, disrupting the 79th Board of Trustees (BoT) assembly.
“If that might occur, then what do you assume those that sponsored the thugs will do throughout Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) and Nationwide Govt Committee (NEC) conferences?
“I’ve persistently said that these with a belligerent angle, if they aren’t able to repent, needs to be proven the way in which out.
“As the most important occasion in Africa, PDP shouldn’t be became an ‘Agbero’ occasion by any member with an inordinate ambition. We now have guidelines and rules that govern our occasion,” Mr George stated.
In accordance with him, if PDP certainly is critical as a celebration, that is the time for the occasion management to deliver the 2 opposing factions collectively for a peace assembly.
“If they aren’t able to embrace peace, they need to step apart and permit the occasion to maneuver previous the present turmoil. Sufficient of this arrant nonsense.
“As leaders, we should not enable anyone to destroy our occasion as a result of PDP is the one true nationwide occasion. The APC is only a mere congregation of unusual mattress fellows.
“That is the time to point out members working in opposition to our occasion the way in which out. No sentiment in any respect. The rest shall be suicidal,” he stated.
Decrying the state of affairs during which occasion officers had been attacked and dragged out of the corridor by thugs, he stated: “What a desecration of our workplace! That is profanity of the best order.”
He referred to as the management of the occasion to wield the large stick on characters destroying it.
“No person is just too huge to be disciplined by our occasion. Additionally, no one is just too essential to be expelled. Solely patriotic members of our occasion are indispensable.
“Should you assume you’re a member of our occasion and you might be arrogantly working in opposition to us, I can inform you that your days are numbered.
“A divided home can by no means be united. You can not sleep soundly when you might have snakes in your bed room. That’s precisely the state of affairs in PDP right now,” he added.
On the present financial state of affairs, Mr George referred to as on President Bola Tinubu to make sure sustainable insurance policies, saying that Nigerians are offended and hungry on account of the financial insurance policies.
“You (Tinubu) should alleviate the struggling of the individuals now. 2025 is vital on this regard as a result of by 2026, politicking for the 2027 elections will begin.
“So, 2025 may be very essential to show across the fortune of this nation and make Nigerians secure and safe of their fatherland,” he stated.
On the brand new world order, George urged the nation to arrange for the far-right wind blowing throughout the entire huge world with the emergence of Donald Trump because the forty seventh President of the US (U.S.).
“We’re having a brand new world order which, if not fastidiously dealt with, could snowball right into a harmful battle within the comity of countries,” he stated.
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