Bode George, a former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), claims that Bola Tinubu’s victory in the election last month has not changed his decision to leave Nigeria and live abroad. He asserts that it is his unalienable right to do so and that he is free to live wherever he chooses, including exile.
During a Channels Television interview on Monday, George warned that if he is dissatisfied with Bola Tinubu’s new administration, he may move to Nigeria’s West African neighbours Ghana, Cotonou in the Benin Republic, or Lome in Togo.
Former Lagos State governor and longstanding Tinubu opponent, PDP chieftain, has threatened to leave the country if the APC’s presidential candidate. (APC)
When asked on Monday if he still entertained the idea of leaving the country, Chief Bode George replied, “I didn’t hide my feelings: I said if this fellow (Tinubu) becomes the President, I will lose my interest politically.” George had previously stated he would leave the country if the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the February 25 presidential election.
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The PDP leader claimed that while he isn’t worried about himself, he is disturbed by young people. He bemoaned that President Muhammadu Buhari had broken his pledge to leave a legacy of free and fair elections, claiming that the electoral umpire had failed to electronically translate the results of the election on February 25 as promised.
He stated: “I have the right as a Nigerian to live anywhere I want. And I am saying it publicly that I am ready to retire from partisan politics. This is my own personally conviction that they don’t have the capacity, the ability to run this nation.
“I am not a young man anymore. If I am not satisfied with the way things are going, I have a right to go and stay anywhere I want to live for the rest of my life and play with my children and grandchildren.”
“I haven’t committed any offence that can debar me. I can go to Lome to live. I can go to go Cotonou. I can go to Ghana. I can even go to Iceland. I can go to anywhere I want. With my green passport and my credibility and worthiness, I can live anywhere. I am just bothered about the younger generation,” he said.
