In an interview with The Sunday Sun, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and Board of Trustees member Chief Olabode George discussed the party’s persistent internal problems..CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
He admitted that every human organization, including political parties, will inevitably have conflicts and difficulties with regard to policies and decisions when asked to comment on the issue plaguing the PDP during the interview. Using a spiritual comparison, he claimed that although believers’ faith and worship of the Almighty, as revealed in the holy book, permitted hardships and afflictions, faith in Him would guarantee victory.
George emphasized that genuine leadership in these circumstances necessitated a servant-leader style rather than expecting to be served, drawing on his personal experience as a leader and ex-inmate. He acknowledged that there had been differences about the PDP’s current position, but he emphasized that they not be unreconcilable or determined by a “my way or no way” mentality. He praised the sacrifices made by the party’s founding fathers, especially the late Dr. Alex Ekwueme, who he claimed deserved long-term credit for his role in the PDP’s foundation, and compared the PDP to an iroko tree, describing it as a vital and enduring institution.
He went on to say, “The idea he presented is admirable and ought to foster a feeling of unity that all citizens of our nation share. a state free from religious intolerance and tribal animosity. Prior to their departure, the British sowed these two evils throughout our nation. These two must raise their ugly heads in response to any issue that arises in this nation. The founding fathers of the party devised a structure of operation. There is no such thing as North, West, East, and South in our national constitution.
According to him, Nigeria was purposefully split up into six geopolitical zones by the PDP. Over the course of eight years, he said, the party created six high-ranking posts in the nation, including the president, vice president, senate president, speaker, secretary to the government, and national chairman of the party, and gave each of them a specific job that corresponded to one of the six zones. He clarified that the purpose of the zoning and rotation system was to guarantee that governance was distributed equitably across the various regions.
Regardless of tribal or religious divisions, he said, this strategy drew a lot of people to the party because it personified justice, fairness, and equity. He compared this system to the chaos he thought the British had left behind and said he hoped that one day it would be the turn of every region. He further underlined that human resources had not been allocated according to tribal sentiments and that God had blessed every region of the nation with some kind of resource.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>