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A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, has described the threat by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to stop the party’s national convention in Ibadan as “mere noise.”
Speaking in an interview with Punch, George emphasised that the decision of the National Executive Committee of the PDP took precedence over the personal interests of any individual, regardless of their power.
He said, “No individual owns this party (PDP). NEC decided that there will be a national convention, and it will be held in Ibadan. Any individual can make his noise. PDP is not like the All Progressives Congress, which is owned by one person. It is the decision of the NEC authority that is taking us to a national convention.”
The PDP chieftain advised Wike, whom he referred to as his “political son,” to abide by the rules of the party, warning that any attempt to go beyond his limits would attract consequences.
He said, “I will advise my political son (Wike) to just follow the rules. Otherwise, if he goes beyond that, the party has its own laws. Wike cannot dictate to people like me and many other oldies who are still fully in PDP. I don’t know why he said that (threat to scuttle the Ibadan convention). I am not happy that he said that.”
George maintained that the convention would go on as planned in Ibadan, adding that the NEC would not allow any individual to dictate otherwise.
“The party will take appropriate action. We have a NEC meeting coming up on Monday. I will support the procedures and the rules as stated in our constitution. No individual can change the rules, no matter what. Ibadan is the venue of our convention, and Ibadan we will go,” he declared.
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