Ahead of their move for party reconciliation, a chieftain ofthe Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has reminded everyone involvedin the party’s crisis, that they are mere mortals and should not act likesuperhumans. Bode George went further to describe leaders as waste bins,saying they must bear in mind that no one lasts forever in a particularposition. As the 2027 general election draws closer and politicalparties plan to commence their primaries, the PDP is in a rush to put its housein order. One of the moves being made is to reconcile the two warringfactions to enable those who want to run for positions on the party’s platformdo so without the fear of litigation. However, one of the major challenges the reconciliationmight face is that the faction backed by the Minister of the Federal CapitalTerritory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, believes in an outright second term for PresidentBola Tinubu, while the Kabiru Turaki-led side has vowed to field a viablecandidate for the presidency. The Wike side has made it clear that the PDP would not befielding a presidential candidate in the next election and there are feelersthat they would demand that Turaki and his group endorse President Bola Tinubuas a condition for reconciliation. Speaking on Arise News, Bode George reminded the politiciansand leaders that they are here for just for a period of time “and your interestlies on that definition of democracy or governance, that you will be able tovote for a man who will get into that government and utilize the resources ofthe land for your benefit. “Nobody with personal interest will live healthily forever.If you think you are deceiving us, and you come with all kinds of... we will seeit. I’m appealing to them on all sides. “Leaders are like a dustbin. If you think because you arepresident, or you are governor, or you are this or that, you cannot be touched. “And we are human beings. We all went to school. We will seethe points of engagement. We will lay our own argument.We thank God that some of the founding fathers are stillalive today to remind us of the purpose for which PDP was established.”
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