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Former Deputy National Chair­man of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has dismissed the newly formed African Democratic Con­gress (ADC) coalition aimed at unseating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections, insisting he will never be part of the alliance.

In an interview with Daily In­dependent ahead of his 80th birth­day, George accused key figures behind the coalition—former Senate President David Mark, ex-Vice President Atiku Abuba­kar, and former PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu—of manipulating the PDP’s inter­nal processes and abandoning the party out of “greed and per­sonal ambition.”

“What is David Mark”, George asked. “What strong op­position are they forming? Did you not hear what the people of Otukpo said? Instead of fixing the road from Makurdi to Otukpo, he built a helipad on top of his house. Who will join their party? There is only one reason they left the PDP.”

George, a founding member of the party, said the PDP’s zon­ing arrangements were deliber­ately ignored by the trio, accus­ing them of violating the party’s constitutionally established pow­er-rotation principle designed to ensure fairness among Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.

“We agreed that once a north­erner runs the presidency for eight years, power must rotate to the South for the next eight years,” he said. “But greed and insatiable ambition drove them to manipulate the system. David Mark chaired the convention, Ayu was national chairman, both from the same state. They insulted the legacy of those who built the party.”

He stressed that he remains committed to the PDP and has no intention of defecting.

“I can never go to the ADC. What is ADC? Me, go there? I am an irredentist PDP member. The day I leave PDP, I am returning home. By God’s grace we will hold our convention this week­end. Let the will of the people prevail. Announce what the people vote. Do not circumvent their will.”

bennybuhari:
https://independent.ng/bode-george-dismisses-adc-coalition/

greatiyk4u:
ADC is still better than APC by all standards

Kobicove:
Is that what you think?

ADC that is an association of expired and disgruntled politicians

bennybuhari:
https://independent.ng/bode-george-dismisses-adc-coalition/

Richtaiwo:
Hmmm, we are getting somewhere.

They will soon start cancelling their darling Bode George.

Some of them will focus on Tinubu as the brain behind this development.

Is God not wonderful?

Kobicove:
Is that what you think?

ADC that is an association of expired and disgruntled politicians

udemzyudex:
Pot calling kettle black.