A prominent member and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has said the party could lose the 2023 presidential election if it does not put its house in order.
Speaking with journalists in Lagos on Thursday, George said the perennial crisis rocking the party might cause its defeat in the poll.
He said he supports the call for Iyorchia Ayu to quit his position as the party’s National Chairman.
He noted that the feeling of alienation and marginalisation in the south can’t be treated with scant regard, adding that the party must return back to the core value and principles of its founding father.
“We should not allow any sentiment – ethnicity or religion to divide us. Unfortunately, with what we are presently witnessing, our party may lose the next presidential election if we continue to disregard or fail to address the feeling and grievances of ‘alienation’ being presently experienced by the entire Southern population of this great country.
“If this issue is dismissed, we cannot expect votes from them.
“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,” he said.