Former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Bode George has stated emphatically that he would be running for the national chairman position of the PDP
Former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Bode George has stated emphatically that he would be running for the national chairman position of the PDP if it is zoned to the South-West. If it is, he will be competing with former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode who has also indicated his interest to contest for the same position as well, should the position be zoned to the South-West.
Competing alongside Bode George and Fani-Kayode, a former Director of Publicity for the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, are the governorship candidate of the party in Lagos in 2015, Jimi Agbaje; and a former Minister of Education, Prof. Tunde Adeniran.
However, consultations are still ongoing according to the media adviser of Fani-Kayode, Jude Ndukwe, as his boss is under pressure to run for the position since he has been on ground since the PDP crisis began and his loyalty has never wavered. But the possibility of the former minister contesting hasn’t been ruled out, he said.
“It is far too early to make this decision but I can tell you that there is a lot of pressure on him from various quarters to run for a key position on the National Working Committee of the party. We are still waiting for the zoning formula and the date of the convention. It is after all that has been agreed on that we will decide whether he will run for the national chairmanship or anything else or not.
“One thing is clear though and that is that our party needs strong leadership to take on the APC government. He has that strength and passion and he has worked very hard for the party. He has also been defending democratic values for the last two years. Meetings and consultations are still going on so let us wait and see how it all goes.”
Sources within the PDP said that the South-South caucus of the party was also gunning for the chairmanship position. However, some senior members of the party said the South-West would not accept anything less than the chairmanship position. It was, however, learnt that there was a general consensus within the party that the Vice-Presidency position should be zoned to the South-East.
