Elder statesman and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Bode George is very angry and has bared his mind.

He said: “We can only go back to Aso Rock if we are united and not divided. The people that are abusing Governor Wike, that he is a troublemaker; those abusing him, as an elder, as a father in this party, I am directing him to stop immediately, because Governor Wike is only fighting for justice, for equity and fairness in our party.”

“He is not only a strong pillar in this party, a mobiliser, a financier, and an actualiser. What we are saying is that the issue of the national chairman of the party must be addressed before the commencement of the campaign of 2023 general election.”

“It is an antithesis and against the norm and culture of our party that our presidential candidate, our national chairman, and chairman of our board of trustees will come from one section of the country. Party members from the south are already feeling alienated. PDP is not a private company.”

“Before we start the presidential campaign at the end of this month, the national chairman must go to the south. This is all that Governor Wike is saying and as a life member of the Board of Trustees, I support this position 100 per cent.”

“How will party members from the south feel, when they see that at all political rallies, southerners have no public political representation? This constitutes a fundamental fault and lack of inclusiveness, which is diametrically opposed to the position of the thinking of the founding fathers of our party.”

“Maybe if Ayu had remained perpetually in the party, he would have learnt the ropes much better. We do not want to have a Northern Peoples Democratic Party and a Southern Peoples Democratic Party; we do not want to go to the election divided.”

“Don’t let them remind us that this is the time for the amalgamation to be revisited. What is good for the goose is good for the gander.”

That is why the position of the national chairman must come to the south as a matter of urgency. We are not begging for it, we demand it because it is our right.”