‘It’s Nothing But Self-centeredness’ – Bode George Knocks PDP Members Demanding Zoning Of Presidential Ticket To North

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has described members urging the party to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the northern region as selfish and manipulative.

Naija News reports that the PDP chieftain made this known on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics programme on Tuesday.

George commended the decision of PDP governors and the National Executive Council (NEC) to zone the ticket to the southern region while retaining the chairmanship in the North.

According to him, the decision ended what he called “existential imbecility” in the party, adding that those who defected in the past were already returning, recognising that fairness and equity must prevail.

He said, “Unanimously, in that NEC meetingon Monday, we agreed to zone the ticket to the south for the next four years to complete the eight years in the south. But human beings manipulate because they want to grab power, and it’s nothing but self-centredness.

“I must emphatically thank all our governors; they are respectable young men. They held a meeting in Gusau and told themselves the truth, examined the facts and came up to say, ‘Look, there is no question of the chairman and president being in the same zone.’

“It’s refreshing to see us come together as one indivisible party. The more divided a house is, the more defeated it becomes.”