A chieftain of the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, on Wednesday beat the drum for
the party’s erstwhile National Vice-Chairman (South), Chief Olabode George as
the national chairman.
Babatope told a news conference
in Lagos that George was the “best man” that could pilot the affairs of the
party “to a new and glorious beginning.”
The former Minister of Transport
said George was a loyal, tested and a responsible party man and that he had the
credentials to return the party to winning ways in 2019.
He said although the position had
not been zoned to a particular area of the country, “it is only right and fair
that the South-West to produce the chairman since it has not produced any since
1999.
“I stand here today in historic
significance to testify to the truth and to affirm the righteous path.
“Our party, the PDP was in power
for 16 years of unbroken democratic governance. In this particularisation,
every zone had enjoyed the helsmanship of our party leadership except the
South-West.
“This is troubling, this is not
fair, this is unacceptable,” Babatope said.
Babatope said he was leading a
mobilisation support team for George based on his conviction and other
southwest leaders in the ability of the party chieftain to lead the PDP.
Babatope, who described George as
morally upright, noted that his conviction for corruption had been nullified by
the Supreme Court which described his conviction as a “frame up”.
He called on party members in the
zone to bury their hatchet and support the aspiration of George.
Former chairmen of the party in
Ogun and Lagos State, Chief Joju Folarin and retired Capt. Tunji Shelle, also
spoke in support of George for the chairmanship race, saying he has the track
record.
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