In a development that will surprise many Nigerians, former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has revealed when he would congratulate president-elect, Bola Tinubu.
Politics Nigeria reports that he made this known at a peace meeting organised by some senior Lagos state indigenes. The indigenes met with the elder statesman to broker peace between him and Bola Tinubu.
The elders appealed for his support and collaboration with the former Lagos State governor as he assumes office on May 29.
Recall that George who is a critic of the president-elect had threatened to go on exile should Tinubu win the election and is sworn in as president of the country.
Speaking at the meeting, George said the ongoing court case instituted by his political party, the PDP, must run its course before he can take a position on the elders’ request.
He said:
“They made a request which we are all looking at. They requested that someday we should also congratulate Asiwaju and we said yes, but that I belong to a political party. They are all in the courts now.
“Let us finish the court cases. Whichever way that goes, the issue of congratulating him or not will come to fruition. I have nothing personal and nothing happens without the almighty God. As a believer, that is my school of thought.”
Going further, he added: “Let me say there are no political differences between Tinubu and I. Justice Olorunnimbe is like a father, we respect our fathers in Lagos.
Present at the meeting are: Prince Tajudeen Olusi; the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire; former Deputy Governors of Lagos State, Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele and Prince Abiodun Ogunleye.
Others present are former acting Secretary of the PDP, Chief Remi Akitoye; former Minister of Communications, Major General Tajudeen Olarenwaju (retd); Chief Gbadebo Dallas and Mrs Onikepo Oshodi.
