Bode George Speaks Again, Says Nigeria Would Have Collapsed If Atiku Was Elected President In 2023

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By Abiola Olawale

A former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and one time military governor of Old Ondo State, Chief Olabode George, has declared that Nigeria would have experienced a huge crisis if the 2023 presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, were elected as president.

The PDP Chieftain claimed that Atiku would have failed woefully as the president if he had won at the polls.

According to him, the emergence of Atiku as the President of Nigeria in 2023 would have created a big chaos between southerners and northerners in Nigeria.

George, who spoke with the press explained that the chaos could have threatened the unity of Nigeria.

He said: “By the time Ayu left, he should have left long before the election. There was an agreement. It was the emergence of Atiku from the north as a presidential candidate that completely disorganised the norm of the party.

“The moment we interfered with it, manipulating the whole process to satisfy Atiku, that’s where the problem started. For us to pretend as if there was not a problem, we are just wasting time.

“Let us stand by the truth because it is only the truth that would liberate you. When we had that election, we divided the party (PDP) into two.”

He did not see Atiku succeeding as president under the circumstances.

His words: “If Atiku had won, I would have stayed in my house because I know for real that in future he would collapse. This country would never accept.

“If he had won that election you think this country would have been stable? Because somebody from the north had just finished eight years and our norm is that after the eight years, the presidential candidate must come to the south. Those who are running around for appointments, we wish them the best of luck.”

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