Bode George, chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), says the party will be “roundly defeated” in the 2023 presidential
election if zoning is jettisoned.
The PDP is yet to make a decision on which region of the
country will produce the party’s 2023 presidential candidate.
The development has spurred polarising opinions among
stakeholders of the party, with some backing the zoning of the
presidential slot to the south while
others are calling for the ticket to be thrown open to all regions of the
country.
Speaking in a chat with Arise TV on Tuesday, George warned
that failure to zone the PDP presidential ticket means the party is “looking
for serious trouble” in 2023.
He said the PDP must “embrace equity, justice and fairness”,
adding that throwing the presidential ticket open will “be doing incalculable
damage to the psychological minds of the majority of people who are not
card-carrying members of the party”.
“If the party decides that, I can emphatically say we are
looking for serious trouble and we will be roundly defeated. A warning shot and
a good lesson for us to think about,” the PDP chieftain said.
“Let’s think about how this country can grow. Turn by turn
Nigeria limited, what’s wrong in doing that. Like I said, it’s not a 100 metres
dash race but a continuum. Let there be equity, justice and fairness.
“Let’s not go through
that route because we will be doing incalculable damage to the psychological
minds of the majority of people who are not card-carrying members of the
party.”
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