2023 election : Bode George speaks on succeeding Buhari
Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:01:am Politics
1.7K By Afam Jude Offor
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has said he would soon declare his
intentions on whether or not to contest the 2023 presidential election.
George disclosed that he possessed the requisite knowledge and
experience to make the country better.
Speaking
when he received some youth groups at his Lugard office in Lagos,
yesterday, George said many Nigerians mooted the idea of the presidency
to him but he was still keeping his card to his chest. He said: “Yes,
people mooted that idea of presidential or no presidential but I keep my
card to my chest. People mooted it, initially we played and laughed
over it but you see 2023 is a long haul from now and if people are
wishing you well and are showing such good things to you, you don’t
deflect it but time will tell. George charged the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led federal government to focus on addressing the challenges
facing the county. He said: “We know there are managers, our major
concern should be what role are they playing. How well are they managing
the resources of the country? 2023 is still a long time from now, that
is about three years from now. Who knows who would even be alive by
then? So, let us do the needful first and stabilize the platform on
which you are going to move. So, I want to thank those who have mooted
the idea of the presidency and those who have spoken about it, but it is
not tomorrow, it is not next week. It is not next month. For me, I am
more concerned now with the image of the country. If you see the image
of our nation. I asked a simple question, where is that giant of Africa?
You know that was our nickname before. That is why I said everybody, in
every corner, cool your temper. Hunger has no tribal marks, hunger
doesn’t wear religious caps and it is all over the country. If the
platform is wobbling, a little wind can blow it up. We must not pray for
that,” he said
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