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A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has warned the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, against manipulating the emergence of the next Ooni of Ife. Following the passage of Oba Okunade Sijuwade, ruling houses in Ife, Osun State, will meet as part of the process of picking a new monarch. However, George, who is the Atona Oodua of Yoruba land, told our correspondent during an interview, on Monday, that Tinubu should not use his relationship with the Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, to manipulate the process. George said Tinubu should have learnt from the recent National Assembly crisis that undue interference in the affairs of established institutions could spell doom. He said, “He will be making attempts to manipulate the process. They will do politics with it but it will blow up. They should allow the kingmakers to do their work. If he manipulates the process, he will create a huge problem in Yoruba land. “Let him allow the kingmakers do their job. He should not set Yoruba land on fire. Aregbesola should, instead, focus on paying salaries.” Ife is considered to be a stronghold of the PDP in Osun State. When asked to react to the late Ooni’s closeness to former President Goodluck Jonathan, George said it had nothing to do with the process of the emergence of a king which is a sacred process. George said the politics of Ife was not like that of Lagos and Tinubu should not set a bad precedence in Yoruba land. “He (Tinubu) tried it at the National Assembly but came back with a slap. He should, therefore, not go out of his way to bring in an APC-inclined man as the next Ooni. We want an Ooni that will be fair and not connected with all these politicians. “We need an experienced person. We want the person that the kingmakers will approve of. As the Atona Oodua, I know how these things are done.” George urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the South-East produced the next Secretary to the Federal Government. The PDP leader said doing otherwise would make the people of the geopolitical zone feel left out. However, Tinubu’s spokesperson, Mr. Sunday Dare could not be reached for comment.
Source:www.punchng.com/politics/tinubu-mustnt-influence-new-oonis-selection-george/

okay

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I hope Bode George knows than more than half of the importance Tinubu has is a result of his political enemies mystifying him. They just can't leave the guy alone and stop talking without knowing that talking about him makes him more and more important and powerful.

Can Tinubu still influence anything?? At least from the APC episodes we have been watching since June, he has become a mere party member,lol. Him tink say Northerners be like the Yorubas. The likes of kwankwaso, Atiku, Dogara sef and odaz are gently cutting down the man's influence in the APC.

Why preempting Tinubu?

It seems this ex-convict George dreams of Tinubu every time.

.. ... .. .. .. ... . . I smell oil all over.. .. .. .. .. .

Mynd44:
I hope Bode George knows than more than half of the importance Tinubu has is a result of his political enemies mystifying him. They just can't leave the guy alone and stop talking without knowing that talking about him makes him more and more important and powerful.

He is only sounding a warning because he knows Aregbesola is Tinubu's puppet

Lol

2muchopoTBdope:
Can Tinubu still influence anything?? At least from the APC episodes we have been watching since June, he has become a mere party member,lol. Him tink say Northerners be like the Yorubas. The likes of kwankwaso, Atiku, Dogara sef and odaz are gently cutting down the man's influence in the APC.

Osun state is still under his local amala control. Of course he has no influence in Abuja

chukwudi44:
He is only sounding a warning because he knows Aregbesola is Tinubu's puppet

And I wonder who is pulling Uncle Bode's strings.....


Nigerian politicians are comedians of the class of Donald Trump

Tinubu this Tinubu that....haba....

You are now afraid that an APC man could be the next Ooni of Ife, whereas, the former one was an ardent supporter of PDP and Jonathan, and he was always rewarded with billions of road contracts

So you are saying a PDP man should be installed as the Ooni....go figure out what happened in Kano state and why Sanusi was appointed as the Emir

chukwudi44:
Osun state is still under his local amala control. Of course he has no influence in Abuja

I have seen this your 'Amala' term in anoda thread and it always sounds funny to me and a bit tribalistic. lol. True talk tho buh its just funny how Jagaban don turn into normal APC party member.

Bode George must be a clown, useless old fo0l

Bode George is right on this one As the Atona of Ife.

Tinubu will as usual connive with Sultan to install a Muslim at all cost cos dat na him way across yorubaland.
Check BAT boys across the Land almost all na muslims.

chukwudi44:
Osun state is still under his local amala control. Of course he has no influence in Abuja

Pained as usual! Tinubu will alwayz be a terror to yeebos,

This guy is giving tinubu more relevance than he deserves.

Tinubu? Influence the next choice of Ooni?

That's a laugh a minute.

I'm not saying the guy doesn't take his job of godfatherism serious and to the next level, but some people will have us believe he is so influential and powerful he influences the rising and setting of the sun.

Bullshit

nothing PDP wont accuse tinubu of..... is he the only kingmaker in nigeria?