December 13, (THEWILL) – Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, said he will not support or vote for his party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in next year’s presidential election, unless the issue of inclusivity in the party is addressed.
George disclosed this on Tuesday morning when he was featured on the Arise Television Morning Show programme, monitored by THEWILL.
Recall that George had asked the PDP to suspend its constitution to effect the removal of Iyorcha Ayu, as its National Chairman.
“Our party’s constitution explicitly states that there would be zoning and rotation of elective offices and party offices. If we had stuck rigidly to that, there was no chance for Atiku to have emerged. When it suits, you can refer to the constitution and when it does not, then you back away from the constitution.
“If we can call off zoning and accept the presidential candidate to come from any zone, which is against our constitution, so, what is good for the goose is good for the gander. Allow us for this period.”
“Until this party returns to the founding fathers’ principles of unity, with equity, fairness and justice being the pedestal for any political decision taken in this party, and ensuring broad-mindedness to accommodate the concerns of all zones in this country, PDP becomes vulnerable to disaster in the 2023 elections”, George had said.
While re-stating his earlier stance on Tuesday, the PDP chieftain said he would not vote for Atiku in the forthcoming election unless the issue of inclusivity in the party is addressed.
“I will not vote for the presidential candidate of our party. Until the issue of inclusivity is addressed. Let them sit down, and think over it. It is not negotiable; every Nigerian is important for this election”, George insisted.
He warned that the lingering crisis bedevilling the PDP might cause its defeat in the 2023 presidential election.
