Bode George, a well-known leader in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that he will not support the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the election for president that will take place the following year unless the issue of inclusivity in the party is resolved.
On Tuesday morning, George revealed this while participating in the Arise Television Morning Show programme.
Recall that he had supported the call for Iyorchia Ayu to resign as the party’s National Chairman, claiming that the party’s lingering crisis could lead to its defeat in the 2023 presidential election.
“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 had said.
While re-stating his earlier stance, 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.”