A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George has said he is shocked by a recent statement of the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar.
Atiku on Wednesday said the removal of the party’s national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu from office must be done in accordance with the laws that set out the basis for such removal.
There has been pressure on Ayu to resign from office since Atiku emerged as the presidential candidate of the party. Some party chieftains from Southern Nigeria have argued that since Atiku and Ayu are northerners, the latter should resign from office and allow a southerner to take over, in the spirit of fairness.
George while speaking during an interview on Channels TV on Wednesday, said, Ayu had stated himself publicly that if a northerner emerged as the presidential candidate of the party, he would resign.
He also noted there is no guarantee that Atiku can unify the country because he is yet to unify the PDP amid its crisis.
“Our candidate has this onus; he says he’s a unifier. If he cannot unify our party at this small level, what is the guarantee that when he gets there, he will be ready to unify this country?” he asked.
He continued, “Politics is not about ‘I’m the only one’, you listen and the party interest supersedes all other private and personal interest. I’m shocked that this will come out as a statement, the opposition will use it.
“The only good that I will tell you is not one dissenting voice raised an alarm that they were quitting the PDP, we will work for all those who have picked up tickets.
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