Bode George Blasts Diri’s Defection, Calls It “A Shame on Him”
Bode George Condemns Gov Diri’s Defection, Says It’s a Shameful Move
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has asserted that refusal of the Bayelsa governor’s deputy and other PDP leaders in the state to quit the opposition party, is a sign that Governor Douye Diri’s move is beyond changing political party.
Speaking on the recent gale of defection in Bayelsa State, George in an interview with Vanguard, said it was a shame for Governor Diri to dump PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to the PDP chieftain, there are more to why governors are dumping opposition parties to APC, stressing that Diri should have more respect for the people of the state because he “became governor through the Supreme Court pronouncement”.
He added, “It is a shame on him because a rolling stone gathers no moss. Something must be attracting them to the APC because what impact has the party had on Nigerians that has made Nigerians happy?
“The debt portfolio of the country has increased, if you go to the market, people are lamenting; young people are graduating, there is no hope. So I don’t know what is driving them there (APC).
“Some say after their tenure, they would land in the EFCC, and so what?
“Meanwhile, his deputy and some other party leaders say they are not moving with him to the APC, isn’t that a signal?
“As for Peter Mbah, there was this secretaryship tussle but we begged them to be patient that Samuel Anyanwu’s tenure would expire by the middle of next month.”