The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives
Congress has told the People Democratic Party
chieftain in the state, Bode George, to steer
away from politics after the latter’s defeat at
the last general election.

In a statement issued Thursday in response to
Mr. George’s call for President Muhammadu
Buhari to probe Bola Tinubu and Babatunde
Fashola, two past governors of the state, the
APC said that Mr. George and the Lagos PDP
had just woken up from a “chronic
hallucination” after their defeat by the APC.

“Bode George is yet to come to terms that it is
all over for PDP in Nigeria and Lagos. He is yet
to believe that Lagos APC has forcefully
retired him from active politics for ever in
Nigeria and Lagos State,” the APC said in the
statement by Joe Igbokwe, the state Publicity
Secretary.

“Why is Bode George finding it difficult to
believe that the game is over for him in Nigeria
politics talk less of Lagos State?
“Who will tell Bode George that nobody takes
him serious again in matters of Nigerian
politics? Who will persuade Chief Bode
George to quit politics now in his own
interest?”
On Wednesday, Mr. George had accused Mr.
Tinubu of complicity in the recent allegations
of misappropriation of state funds by Mr.
Fashola during his administration.

The PDP chieftain questioned some of the
contracts awarded during Mr. Fashola’s tenure
including the N78 million website upgrade, the
N29 billion Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge, and N1.5
billion spent on pedestrian bridges across the
state.

“And there are so many of these screaming
illegalities observable in the record of our
poster boy of yesterday,” said Mr. George.

“In a more just society, Mr. Fashola should be
facing a comprehensive investigation rather
than being considered for any appointment at
all.”

While calling on President Buhari to probe Mr.
Fashola, Mr. George said that “Tinubu should
not be far behind” at the “interrogation
centre.”

But the APC responded angrily accusing Mr. George of looting the Nigerian Ports Authority as well as his party’s funds and calling him a “jailbird”.
“What is giving Bode George the courage to believe that President Buhari will probe Asiwaju BAT (Bola Ahmed Tinubu) and Fashola, who are the real drivers of change in Nigeria because a Bode George said so?” Mr. Igbokwe asked.
“How can a jail bird who plundered and looted NPA, and who just got pardoned the other day because of 2015 elections forget easily that he is part of the problem of Nigeria and not part of the solution? Did Bode George know that his case at NPA and the fraudulent amnesty granted by the former President may be revisited?
“How can we forget that Chief George imposed Jimi Agbaje on Lagos PDP and caused a big crisis at Oregun Lagos where the party conducted its primaries? How can we forget that Chief Bode George kept the funds meant for his party campaigns in Lagos knowing fully well that there is no road to where he is going?
“How can we forget that it was this same Bode George that
initiated the political brigandage and ethnic politics we saw in Lagos that nearly caused xenophobic attacks?”
The APC further stated that President Buhari has “full knowledge” of Mr. George’s “dubious activities” during the campaigns.
“How can an old man who armed thugs all over Lagos with an instruction to kill if necessary in order to steal Lagos be the one that will tell President Buhari what to do?
“Chief Bode George spoke about the cost of projects in Lagos, but the question is this: what does a hut builder know about Lekki-Ikoyi bridge? What does this carpenter know about gold? What does this failed politician know about good governance and service delivery?”

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I didn't really understand why people are asking PMB to probe former Governors. did he took over office of a governor? let Governors probe their predecessors if need be. FG should probe former FG administration and SG should probe former SG administration. LGA should do like wise when they get the autonomy.

I subscribe to the position of APC, PMB won't probe Tinubu and Fashola because Bode wants him to.
He should have told his president when he was at the helm of affairs in PDP.
This man should retire from politics and go and be playing with his grandchildren as he earlier planned when he said he will go into exile when PMB becomes president. We are still waiting for him to go to that exile.

ricsman:
I didn't really understand why people are asking PMB to probe former Governors. did he took over office of a governor? let Governors probe their predecessors if need be. FG should probe former FG administration and SG should probe former SG administration. LGA should do like wise when they get the autonomy.

you will live long for this. So buhari should probe the 36 state governors as if the outgoing ones handed over to him.

Who is Bode George . I thought he has gone on exile after PMB^S victory