Lagos PDP endorses Bode George for party’s National Chairman
(Nigeria) The Lagos State Executives of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday declared its support for the former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Chief Olabode George, to be the National Chairman.
The State Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Moshood Salvador, made
the declaration at a news conference on the forthcoming National Convention at
the party’s secretariat in Ikeja, Lagos.
Alhaji Ahmed Markafi led- Caretaker Committee had zoned the
National Chairmanship position to the South and Presidency to the North.
``As well as fixed August 11 for the National Convention. The
overall successes of the PDP Local Government, State, National Assembly and
2019 Presidential elections are predicated upon the perfect organisation and
repositioning of the party.
``One of the most important aspects of which is the proper
and excellent restructuring of the party’s organs; the wards, from the local
government to the national level. We support and appreciate the efforts of the
Markarfi Caretaker Committee; we also appreciate the work done by the zoning
committee, ’’ Salvador said.
The PDP boss said there was need to zone the office of the
national chairman of the party to the South-West specifically.
``We therefore, urge the Southern governors to quickly
further zone the offices for the South to the various geo-political zones within
the South,'' he said.
The PDP boss said that the zonal leaders would further zone
the zonal offices to various states within the zone,’’ Salvador said.
He explained that the zoning would create the right template
for a complete transition process and programme for the forthcoming PDP
National convention as the party could not afford crisis.
Salvador said the party dearly and importantly needed a very
groomed and seasoned politician of national experience to become the national
chairman.
He said, ``This is why the party needs a chairman with
uninterrupted PDP Chairmanship since 1991 with 100 per cent loyalty.’’
Salvador added that there is need for ``a national chairman
with records of achievements in the party as well as one that knows the
culture, ideologies and foundation of the party’’.
He added that George had all it takes to paddle the canoe of
the party to administrative and electioneering success, irrespective of his
age.
Salvador appealed to all other South West states to give
their support to the declaration.
He also called on the remaining five geo-political zones in
Nigeria to follow in their declaration to make George the National Chairman of
the party.
Salvador said that it was absolutely necessary to get the
best and matured hand for the party.
George said that he felt honoured to be endorsed as the
national chairman of the party.
``I feel okay about the declaration. It is like trying to be
honoured in my hometown. With the state of the party, the party requires an
experienced hand at this point to take us to the Promised Land.
``This is not the time for ``Johnny Just Join’’. I look at
it like we are onboard a ship in a stormy water. So we need the best hand to
take us out of the storm.
``To me, it is a call to service and they can tap into one’s
experience and by God’s grace, we will get ourselves back to the level at which
the party can get back to where it was,’’ George said.
He, therefore, urged members to be committed, dedicated and
disciplined in order to achieve the main aim of going back to its past glory.
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