A member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Bode George has called for calm among leaders and party members.
George’s call follows the growing crisis over leadership and some of the executive positions for the party.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, George said he is worried that the party would become a rudderless ship if care is not taken.
He stated that a number of elders within the party are making efforts to resolve the crisis disparaging the party.
George said, “I appeal to everybody as an elder, one of those elected at the very first elective convention of the party in December 1999, this is not the time we will use the party’s structure to throw people under the train.
“No, I will not agree because when you see the list of the names of some of the people who are now going to do this disciplinary action or that, we have to be careful. They say when you come to equity; you must come with clean hands,” George stated.
Noting that the party has successfully crossed the first hurdle, the PDP leader said as elders, they have the responsibility to ensure that justice and fairness prevail.
“The beauty is that we still have the responsibility to ensure justice, fairness and equity. I want to plead with them; don’t start dropping the ship.
“The ship is already in the storm and if we are not careful, we will become a rudderless ship. A rudderless ship will go down,” he said.
Further highlighting the board’s decision to recognise Sunday Ude-Okoye as the authentic National Secretary of the party, George said the party is one which stands by the rule of law.
“The fact that they brought, I am completely on board with that. What do you expect the elders to do? The report was clear that there was no counter Court of Appeal report apart from the one from Okoye.
“So, what do you expect us to do? If Anyanwu decides to go to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court throws out that decision of the Court of Appeal, we will abide by that,” he said.
