PDP: Southwest chieftains back Bode-George for chairmanship

Some chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the Southwest, led by Ebenezer Babatope, have declared support for National Vice-Chairman (South), Chief Olabode George to emerge as the national chairman.
Others are former chairmen of the party in Ogun and Lagos State, Chief Joju Folarin and retired Capt. Tunji Shelle.

Babatope told newsmen on Wednesday that George was the “best man to 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.
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 described George as morally upright, adding that his conviction for corruption had been nullified by the Supreme Court