A former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Olabode George, on Thursday, 10 July, 20 25 called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar including former Senate President, Sen. David Mark, the arrowhead of a coalition of opposition parties which has adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC) for 2027, and other to return to the party and work for its progress.
Recall that several opposition figures, mainly from PDP, Labour Party, and others, including some aggrieved APC chieftains, recently adopted ADC as the opposition platform for 2027.
George, former military administrator, made the appealed while speaking at a social engagement tagged “Restitution of Restoration” on Thursday, 10 July, 2025 in Lagos.
The PDP chieftain, who said PDP remained a strong political platform, offering great opportunities for members, also added that it is only in the PDP that the interest of the estranged party leaders can be better served.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that several opposition figures, mainly from PDP, Labour Party, and others, including some aggrieved APC chieftains, recently adopted ADC as the opposition platform for 2027.
“There is no coalition in today’s Nigeria that can be stronger than PDP. The PDP is a reborn political party that has weathered all storm and can never go under. All these leaders must return to this Iroko political party.
Those forming coalition should not forget they have traveled that way before, and it amounts to nothing and it will be good they remain in the party to help build it.” Bode George said
He added further that party leaders leaving the party to join an opposition coalition are desecrating the grave of the founding fathers of the party, who sacrificed everything to give birth to the party.
“It is a disservice to the party whose platform they used to get to higher position in the country,” he added, just as he also added that the PDP crisis, especially at national level, had been resolved.
He expressed optimism that the party had bounced back to take over its place as the major opposition party in the country.
According to George, with the resolution of the issues in PDP, the return of peace, all the reasons cited by Atiku and others for forming a coalition, were no more tenable.
“The party has weathered the storm, this party is re-born, those that have attained higher position in the country on the platform of the party should do a re-think.
They should take it easy, there is no way their congregating can pass the PDP strength.
They have done it before, there is no major issue of contention in the PDP that can make them leave the PDP,” he said.
The Lagos born politician added thatthe party had not changed its decision to zone the presidency to the South in 2027.
“What is the contention about? Why do they want to leave the PDP? They want to be presidential candidate?
Positions are zoned in the PDP. The founding fathers of the party zoned position because lack of zoning of positions led to the collapse of the First and Second Republic,” Bode George said.
