Bode George opposes northern PDP presidential candidate in 2027
Bode George, a national leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has stated his opposition to a northerner emerging as the party’s presidential candidate in 2027.
George, one-time deputy national chairman of the party, took a similar stance against the PDP when, in 2023, it handed its ticket to Abubakar Atiku.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, George expressed the fear that PDP might become “a garbage heap of history”, if failed to heed to his warning.
“I want to sound a note of warning to some gladiators in our great party, the PDP,” George said.
“If care is not taken, the party may become a garbage heap of history in 2027.
“Dustbin of history is a phrase or coinage used to describe an entity, group, organisation or individual that once flourished.
“At the apex of the existence of such an entity, it was the alpha and omega, the controller of its surrounding.
“But it came crashing down due to a lot of factors, some of which are avoidable.
“Such a huge downfall can also be described as ash heap of history, garbage heap of history and landfill of history.
“By then, our party will be referred to in the past tense.
“A northerner cannot be the presidential candidate of our party in 2027, pure and simple.
“The earlier some members pushing this agenda know this truth, the better for our collective sanity.
“I have nothing against northerners. In fact, my best friend is from the north but PDP members must understand this reality before it is too late, that a PDP member from the southern part of the country must be our candidate and we must all support him to defeat the APC candidate in the 2027 elections.
“Until 2031, nobody should think of contesting for the presidential ticket of our party from the north.
“The real elders in our party should stand up and say the truth. The truth may be bitter but it must be said without any emotion or else, the founding fathers of our party, some of whom have exited this world, will not forgive us.”
TheCornet reports that the PDP lost the presidential election to All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election.
The party has been split along various partisan interests, due to members disagreement over zoning of its presidential ticket to the north.
