Release 2014 Confab’s Report To Honour Adebanjo, Clark, Bode George Tells Tinubu … Urges Wike, Atiku’s Groups To Embrace Peace

A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, has urged President Bola Tinubu to release the report of 2014 Confab to honour the memories of the two elderstatemen, Pa Ayo Adebanjo and E K Clark who died recently.

Both elderstatesmen participated in the 2014 constitutional Conference that was organised by the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration to resolve some knotty issues around Nigeria nationhood.

Chief George, who spoke with newsmen in Lagos on Friday, said one good turn deserves another.

He said the roles the two eldestatesmen played during the 2014 Constitutional Conference in Abuja were symbolic.

According to him, most of the issues around states and local governments creation were discussed, with far-reaching resolutions that enjoyed the vast majority of the conferees.

He maintained that it’s important that the report of the Confab should be release so that people will see that most of the issues bedevilling the country have been discussed and a consensus reached on how to tackle it.

The Atona Oodua said, but for the support of Pa Adebanjo in 1999, President Bola Tinubu would not have been Governor of Lagos State.

On the protracted crisis rocking his party- PDP, Chief George said the faction loyal to the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar should ceasefire and embrace peace for the party to move forward.

He explained that the crisis rocking the PDP was as a result of the inability of Atiku and the former national chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu to adhere strictly to the constitution of the party as regards zoning.

” Ayu, who had earlier promised to resign and allow southerner take over as Chairman in case a northerner emerge as presidential candidate reneged when Atiku emerged. All pleas to him to honour his own gentleman agreement fell on deaf ears. That was the beginning of our crisis.

“The constitution of the party is sacrosanct. Section 7 (3c) is explicit that ‘there will be rotation and zoning of elective offices and party positions.”

Continuing, he said; ” Chief Alex Ekwueme, who started the process that led to the formation of the PDP in 1998 contested the presidential primary twice and lost. He didn’t bring down the roof.”

Chief George, who described the ruling All Progressives Congress as the party of strange bedfellows, wondered why some of his party members are jumping into the fold.

” May 27 will be a decision day. The National Executive Committee meeting will resolve all the grey areas. It’s either you are with us or outside”.