PDP chieftain, Bode George in an interview with a Punch
correspondent has explained why PDP voted for Saraki to emerge the senate
president and also explained the crisis rocking PDP Lagos saying Obanikoro is
the one behind it.
correspondent has explained why PDP voted for Saraki to emerge the senate
president and also explained the crisis rocking PDP Lagos saying Obanikoro is
the one behind it.
Speaking on Saraki, the reporter asked; When the election
for the Senate President took place, the PDP had about 49 senators in the
chamber while the APC had about eight. Why didn’t the PDP gun for the position
of Senate President?
for the Senate President took place, the PDP had about 49 senators in the
chamber while the APC had about eight. Why didn’t the PDP gun for the position
of Senate President?
It is not good to get too greedy. We respect democracy a lot
in the PDP. We helped to ensure democracy for 16 years through zoning. The PDP
would have lost out if we tried to gun for the senate presidency. Remember that
APC still has the larger number of senators. Thus, we decided to give it to
Saraki, who we trust because he is our former member. Also, what we did ensured
balance such that Tinubu’s boys would never have the upper hand. What happened
was good for our democracy.
in the PDP. We helped to ensure democracy for 16 years through zoning. The PDP
would have lost out if we tried to gun for the senate presidency. Remember that
APC still has the larger number of senators. Thus, we decided to give it to
Saraki, who we trust because he is our former member. Also, what we did ensured
balance such that Tinubu’s boys would never have the upper hand. What happened
was good for our democracy.
On PDP’s crisis; There is crisis within Lagos PDP as the
party now has two chairmen. Don’t you think the 14 people who won elections on
the party’s platform could defect due to this crisis?
party now has two chairmen. Don’t you think the 14 people who won elections on
the party’s platform could defect due to this crisis?
There is no division in the party. It is just some minions
misbehaving. There are laws in the party. The state chairman is a member of the
National Executive Committee of the party. I didn’t state it: It is part of the
party’s constitution that no member of the NEC can be removed by any lower
strata except by the NEC. Thus, I don’t know the constitution they used in
removing the chairman. They are doing it for their selfish interest. Whatever
Musiliu Obanikoro is doing in Lagos is just a nonsensical move. They should be
dealt with by the disciplinary committee of the party and thrown out. I think
the ultimate plan is to get some people to defect to the APC. Is Obanikoro a
loyal member of the party? Party chairmen cannot be removed illegally. When we
wanted our national chairman, Adamu Mu’azu, to go, we did not do it illegally.
He resigned by himself.
misbehaving. There are laws in the party. The state chairman is a member of the
National Executive Committee of the party. I didn’t state it: It is part of the
party’s constitution that no member of the NEC can be removed by any lower
strata except by the NEC. Thus, I don’t know the constitution they used in
removing the chairman. They are doing it for their selfish interest. Whatever
Musiliu Obanikoro is doing in Lagos is just a nonsensical move. They should be
dealt with by the disciplinary committee of the party and thrown out. I think
the ultimate plan is to get some people to defect to the APC. Is Obanikoro a
loyal member of the party? Party chairmen cannot be removed illegally. When we
wanted our national chairman, Adamu Mu’azu, to go, we did not do it illegally.
He resigned by himself.
Follow Us on Facebook – @LadunLiadi; Instagram – @LadunLiadi; Twitter – @LadunLiadi; Youtube – @LadunLiadiTV for updates
