Bode George make a U-turn, says he’s ready to work with Tinubu

Bode George make a U-turn, says he’s ready to work with Tinubu

Former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and an antagonist of Bola Tinubu presidency, Chief Bode George, has said he will be willing to work with the President if he is consulted.

A report by Leadership quoted the PDP chieftain as saying this at his Ikoyi office in Lagos while speaking with journalists.

George had vehemently opposed Tinubu presidency and on a number of occasions vowed to  go on exile should Tinubu emerge president of Nigeria.

After Tinubu was declared winner of the presidential election, George said he would never congratulate him.

But speaking in an interview, George said there was nothing personal behind his opposition to Tinubu presidency.

In a U-turn, he declared that he was ready to work with Tinubu in the interest of the nation.

George said, “If he comes and says look, what do you feel about this, what do you feel about that, let’s work together in the interest of this country, why would I refuse? This nation also trained me.

“The military trained me. There is no part of the world that I have not been to, training and doing exercises. This country trained us. So, we must be able to put something back to the system that would also positively impact on the younger ones, to put a smile on their faces.’’

He also spoke on the protracted crisis in PDP, his political party, saying the disagreements on the principle of zoning during the campaign for the presidency “landed the party in a deck”.

“When we tried to point out to them that the South-West had been left behind and not included in their calculation, they said we should come back after the elections. Then we said okay, we would also see after the elections. Now, we have seen the consequence,’’ he said.