Bode George Explains Why Atiku, Northerner Can’t Get PDP Presidential Ticket in 2027
- Bode George has insisted that the northern region must not present the PDP flagbearer in the 2027 election
- The party chieftain said the PDP would be consigned to the dustbin of history if the idea was not jettisoned
- George urged the party leaders, especially the elders, to jettison personal interests and work in line with the PDP's constitution ahead of the election
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
The nation's main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is already making moves to ensure its house is in order before the 2027 general election.
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A former deputy national chairman of the PDP, Bode George, has maintained that a northerner cannot be the party's presidential candidate in the 2027 poll.
Recall that Atiku Abubakar was the flagbearer of the PDP in the 2023 presidential election but lost to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
During a press briefing in Lagos state to address internal issues in the party, George warned that the PDP risks losing the 2027 election and becoming extinct if the north gets the presidential ticket, Daily Trust reported.
George made this disclosure on Monday, December 11, while noting that some people were already driving the idea of a northerner as the saviour in 2027. He added that the outcome would be disastrous for the party, The Cable report added.
He said:
“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.”
Bode George reacts to Rivers Assembly crisis
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Bode George expressed deep concern over the fallout of Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Rivers state and his anointed successor, Siminalayi Fubara.
George, who described the political crisis in Rivers as despicable, expressed worry over the action of the members of the Rivers state House of Assembly.
He said elders should call the actors to order before things got out of hand in the PDP-controlled oil-rich state.
Bode George faults appeal court's judgement
In another development, the PDP chieftain faulted the decision of judges to nullify elections and declare winners, as opposed to the popular choice of the electorate.
He made this assertion while reacting to the reported discrepancy in the certified true copy of the Court of Appeal judgment on the Kano state governorship election, which he described as unacceptable.
The PDP chieftain expressed fear that anarchy loomed if Nigerians no longer trusted the judiciary.
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