Lagos PDP endorses Bode George as national chairman

-Chief Bode George gets the backing of the Lagos state chapter of the PDP in the race for National Chairmanship of the party.

-A substantive chairman of the party is expected to be elected during the December national convention of the PDP.

Bode George emerges preferred candidate of the PDP Lagos state chapter.

The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, have ratified the choice of Chief Olabode George as their preferred candidate for the National Chairmanship position of the party.

PDP is scheduled to hold an elective national convention by December 9, 2017.

This was disclosed on Sunday at the party secretariat in Ikeja, by the State Chairman of PDP, Dr Moshood Salvador, during a feedback meeting between George and members of the party.

Salvador said, “On behalf of Lagos PDP, we must vote for Chief Bode George come Dec. 9; the Southwest is the rightful region to have the chairman of our great party.

“In the last dispensation, Ekiti produced the Vice- Chairman while Osun and Oyo states took the highest office. It is only Lagos that is left and what we want is the chairman.

“The South-east and the South-south have produced a chairman before that is why it is our turn to have the chairman of PDP.”

Chief Bode George promised to follow in the footsteps of the founding fathers of the party if elected national chairman of the party, also giving assurances to be guided and guarded by the party’s constitution.

“If I am given the opportunity, I will not be new to the management of this party because the party’s constitution is not going to be new to me; I know its provisions as I know the back of my hand.

“We grew up with the party and the founding fathers handed over the culture of the party to us and that is what we would re-establish.

“Just check out, from the end of our convention to the national election is a very short time, it is not a time where you can do experimentation, it is not a time you can bring a greenhorn to be the chairman of the party.

“If you are desirous that you want to win that election, on that day before you cast your votes search your consciences and think very carefully.

“Secondly, it is not a matter of life and death, if I don’t believe that I have anything to offer, I will not be here.

“I will not compromise on things that are not right and are not in the constitution.

“I will do things the way they should be done and everybody will be happy. That was how our founding fathers were moving the party forward,’’ George said.

Other aspirants jostling for the National chairmanship seat of the party which has been zoned to the south are former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Gbenga Daniel; former Minister of Education, Prof. Tunde Adeniran; former Minister of Youth Development, Prof. Taoheed Adedoja; former Lagos State PDP governorship candidate, Mr Jimi Agbaje, Prince Uche Secondus, a former acting National Chairman of PDP, as well as Chief Raymond Dokpesi.