Chief Bode George has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would be destroyed if Atiku Abubakar is made the presidential candidate of the party in 2027.
George, a former Military Administrator in Ondo in the time of junta declared this on Monday when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
The PDP chief also accused the 2023 Presidential candidate of the party of wilfully not getting involved in its activities.
“If Atiku were truly the leader of the party, he would have been fully involved in party affairs.
“The fact that he was the presidential candidate in the last election does not automatically make him a bona fide or permanent leader of the PDP.
“If he is pursuing his own private interest, that is entirely different from the interest of the party.
“He (Atiku) cannot be the presidential candidate of the PDP in 2027. I maintain that since the North has had the presidency for eight years, it is only fair and just for the South to have its turn for another eight years. That is the doctrine and foundation of the PDP.
“Now, I can’t say Atiku cannot contest—he has the constitutional right to do so. He can go to any other party and contest.
“But if he picks the PDP ticket in 2027, that will be the end of this party. I want to make it clear: if he (Atiku) secures the ticket (PDP) through any form of manipulation—as happened the last time—we will not accept it,” Bode George said.
