2023 Presidency: Prominent Southwest PDP Chieftain Backs Southeastern Aspirant to Succeed Buhari
- Chief Olabode George has reportedly expressed readiness to back Senator Anyim Pius Anyim's presidential ambition
- The PDP chieftain made his position known when the southeast presidential aspirant paid him a visit on Friday, February 4
- Anyim also visited Chief Ayo Adebanjo, leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, as he embarks on consultations in the southwest
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Lagos - Chief Olabode George, a former PDP deputy national chairman (South), has said Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, a presidential aspirant, has the requisite character and competence to lead the Nigeria, adding that he was ready to back him.
The Punch reported that the PDP chieftain said this on Friday, February 4, when Senator Anyim paid him a visit as he took his consultations to the southwest.
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The PDP leader also advised Anyim to preach peace on his campaign tours.
Legit.ng gathers that Anyim who is aspiring on the platform of the opposition PDP kicked off his consultations with the leader of the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC), Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba, at his Lagos home.
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He also visited Chief Ayo Adebanjo, leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere.
Anyim’s media team said the visit to the three leaders is the commencement of his wider consultations with southwest leaders.
What Anyim told George
It was learnt that Anyim had told George who is a founding member of the PDP that he came to formally inform him of his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election and seek his blessings.
He said:
“One unique thing to watch out for in 2023 is that the children of democracy in 1999 are stepping in to take charge.
“On the surface, it may look ordinary but it is significant. I am one of the children of democracy. We want to advance the legacies you, the founding fathers of PDP and this democracy, bequeathed to us.
“We can rebuild and refocus this nation and advance the cause of democracy. The country must move forward as a united entity but on the three building blocks of equity, fairness, and justice."
2023: MURIC berates Afenifere over refusal to support Bola Tinubu
In other news, an Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has tackled the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, over the latter’s refusal to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who also recently declared his intention to contest in the 2023 presidential election.
MURIC argued that Tinubu deserves Afenifere’s support in view of his active role in the struggle for the restoration of democracy in Nigeria.
The group made its stance known in a statement issued by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Tuesday, January 25, and seen by Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
