Chief Bode George, the former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that he owes President Bola Tinubu prayers because Nigeria must move forward.
George, who spoke during a press conference on Wednesday stated that since the legal battles have been put to rest, the country must move forward even though he agreed with the ruling of the Supreme Court.
He said, “What I owe Tinubu now is prayers forget about differences in political affiliations, this nation must move forward. As opposition we must keep them on their toes for the good of our nation. That is the responsibility that I foresee as an opposition party. If there is no strong opposition we’ll take this country on a futile journey.
He challenges Tinubu to do something concrete that will improve the welfare of Nigerians. “The poverty level that we’re in has never been like this in the history of this country.
“It’s a hell of a job for the President and his team. It is wrong to give a huge amount of money to an individual every 30 days like the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs did. Has she accounted for the money she collected? When you take the government’s money, you don’t account for it. It’s not a good method of reaching out to people. There are millions of people who are living in abject poverty. There are cases of people trying to jump into the lagoon to commit suicide,’ he said.
While answering questions about his thoughts on the government of national unity which has been suggested by Tinubu, he said, “It’s time for governance now. If he said he wants to have a unity government, not about myself anyway but each party will look at the cases before jumping in, and there is no individualism in a political organsation. It is not the property of any individual, collectively they will decide. If you are a real party man you cannot work outside your party. The party will look at the issues and take appropriate decisions. When Obasanjo was elected, he opened the gates for other parties to be part of his government not on individual basis.
