Former Deputy Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Thursday, blasted former Osun State governor, Chief Bisi Akande, over his autobiography ‘My Participation,’ saying the book should be conscripted into the dustbin as it contained fallacies, inaccurate and, therefore, not good for present and future consumptions.
Akande had in his autobiography claimed that acting Leader of pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, pressurised former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is also the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), to build the Lekki home for him, and also lampooned erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo in the book.
George gave the condemnation while welcoming the Convener, Lagos 4Lagos Movement, Dr Abdul Azeez Adediran aka Jandor, and his teeming supporters to his office in Ikoyi, just as he described the contents of the autobiography as capable of creating crisis within the Yoruba race.
But the PDP chieftain, who is also the Atona Oodua, appealed to stakeholders across Yoruba Land to disregard Akande’s claim in the book, saying the contents of the autobiography is not good for the consumption of future generations of Yoruba children.
This was just as George narrated how Akande ran to Obasanjo for assistance during the Ife/Modakeke War in Osun State when he (Akande) was governor and through the intervention of the former president, a permanent solution was found to the crisis till date.
The former PDP national deputy chairman faulted Akande for vilifying Adebanjo and Obasanjo, whereas he (Akande) failed to speak on the alleged corruption of his friend, Tinubu.
Speaking earlier, Convener, Lagos 4Lagos Movement who recently defected to PDP from the ruling APC, promised members of the Lagos State chapter of PDP that his aspiration was not just to seek the party’s governorship ticket for the 2023 elections and return to his former base like some others had done in the past.
Adediran said his aspiration was basically to seek how the soul of Lagos could be saved from misgovernance in the last 22 years, adding that he joined PDP basically due to lack of internal democracy in his previous platform, APC.
He assured that whether he wins the Lagos PDP governorship ticket for 2023 or not “as long as the selection process is transparent, free and fair, I will support whoever emerges and work along with such person to rescue Lagos.”
George, in his remark, said PDP was welcoming a new infusion of massive decampees from the crumbling APC led by Adediran.
“We welcome Mr Adediran and his followers who have decided to abandon the sinking and the blighted ship of the APC for a renewed, energized, invigorated, forward-looking PDP.
“Let it be known by all and sundry that the strength of all political parties resides precisely in their population.
“The more the merrier. A good political party does not turn people away. It embraces everyone who can contribute to the progress of the party,” George stated.
The politician said there was no need for unnecessary enmity, positing that there was no need to feel threatened about the new members.
“We must work together to achieve victory. Everyone will be given a level playing ground to achieve their aspirations. Politics is always a game of number,” he assured.
“We can only strengthen ourselves when we embrace and encourage those who are joining our team and sincerely work with them to take our state back from the prodigal mis-managers,” he added.
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