Former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has decried the recent invasion of the home of Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court of Nigeria by yet unknown “agents of destabilisation”, saying it was a testimony that no one in Nigeria is safe anymore.
George expressed this concern on Friday while speaking at a ceremony, which took place at his Lugard office in Ikoyi, Lagos, to mark the successful conduct of the party’s convention, saying the invasion should not be the case in an enlightened democratic setting, pointing out that the sanctity of her abode or anybody else for that matter should never be violated.
“The recent invasion of the home of Justice Mary Ukeagbo Odili of Supreme Court of Nigeria by yet unknown agents of destabilization is a testimony to the fact that no one on our nation is safe anymore. It is a testimony about our state of aberration and uncertainty.
“This should not be the case in an enlightened democratic setting. Justice Odili is the second in the hierarchy of our Supreme Court. The sanctity of her abode or anybody else for that matter should never be violated,” George said.
• Charges Ayu-led NWC to return PDP to path of sanity, truth, justice
The party chieftain, who is also the Atona Oodua, congratulated all the new officials of the party elected at the convention in Abuja, saying that the exercise had demonstrated so vividly the great possibilities that the PDP was indeed the party that can break and remove the various afflictions presently halting Nigeria’s democracy.
George, while decrying the situation in the country, said the responsibility of leadership had fallen on the shoulders of the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC) members to steer the ship of the party, “and lead our nation towards a peaceful, unified, indivisible, democratic journey,” but quickly noted that the task would not be an easy one.
George urged the new NWC of the PDP led by Senator Iyorcha Ayu to return the party to a path of sanity, truth, justice, predictability, fairness, and equitable balance to the nation.
“That is our ultimate burden. That is our template of a new dawn. That is our primary focus of renewal and rebirth. Our nation needs peace.
“We must demonstrate to the Nigerian people that we can steer them to a more redeeming course. We must show the electorate that there is a better way to lead our people to a greater good.
“We must never be detained by the ills of the past. We must never be held back by the encumbrances of ancient feuds,” George said.
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