2023: Why I will not vote for Atiku – Bode George

Our reporter| A chieftain of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former BoT chairman, Bode George, on Tuesday, said he will not vote for his party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in next year’s presidential election, unless the issue of inclusivity in the party is addressed.

George, a member of the group calling for the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu as the party’s National Chairman, made the disclosure while featuring on the Arise Television Morning Show programme.

According to him, the lingering crisis bedevilling the party might cause its defeat in the 2023 presidential election.

“Until this party returns to the founding fathers’ principles of unity, with equity, fairness, and justice being the pedestal for any political decision taken in this party, and ensuring broad-mindedness to accommodate the concerns of all zones in this country, PDP becomes vulnerable to disaster in the 2023 elections,” he said.

While re-stating his earlier stance, the PDP chieftain said he would not vote for Atiku in the forthcoming election unless the issue of inclusivity in the party is addressed.

“I will not vote for the presidential candidate of our party. Until the issue of inclusivity is addressed. Let them sit down, and think over it. It is not negotiable; every Nigerian is important for this election.”