We aren’t sure how ready Nigerians are for a sequel to the Wike-Fubara debacle that is brewing between PDP Chieftain Bode George and former PDP 2023 gubernatorial candidate Adediran Olajide Jandor.
The godfather-godson debacle started when Jandor, who recently resigned from the People’s Democratic Party, accused the elder statesman and party chieftain of indulging in anti-PDP activities by endorsing a candidate from a rival party and instigating Lagos residents to jettison any candidate from the PDP.
Bode George, who wasn’t having the allegation, lashed out at Jandor with claims that a mere attention from him would send the political prowess of Jandor to the confines of a wheelchair and his acclaimed Lagos popularity would suffer paralysis.
The PDP Chieftain stated this yesterday when he featured on Eaglean 102.5 FMโs Current Affairs Programme, Frontline. On that platform, Bode George made clear the matter that was exclusive to non-party members.
Bode George gave listeners insight into the fact that Jandor was allowed to contest in the primaries after he pleaded with the family of a more credible, refined, intelligent, and competent candidate, Gbadebo Vivour-Rhodes, despite lacking some basic understanding of the party and its modus operandi.
George added that the party’s unanimous decision to push forth Jandor as its candidate for the 2023 general election factored in the defection of Gbadebo, a more credible candidate, to the Labour Party.
In his words:
“I am in my 80โs, he is a child, this little rat that you are talking about, what does he know about this party? Let me be frank, I consider it as an insult, a complete insolence. This boy, my children are much older than him and like I learnt in my Latin class in secondary school, it is an โinfradigโ, an attempt for me to respond to that clown, it is absolute rubbish.โ
โSomebody I have regard and respect for and cannot say no to, brought him (Jandor), recommended him and he competed with a highly experienced, brilliant, well educated, one who went to the best university in the world, got his degree from MIT, from a very resound family background, who had contested before in the West Senatorial District of Lagos, which contains 10 local governments, while the Central is five and the East is also five.”
“So, West Senatorial District is about 50 per cent of Lagos State and he contested and obviously won, but the manipulations of the electoral commission didnโt just start today.”
“This candidate is outstanding, with a very well-respected family background. We asked them to step down for one another, while the other deputise, but immediately after that, he said eh sir, someone told him before that in case he wins, he should go and take one woman from Ikorodu (Actress, Funke Akindele).”
“During that primaries, we told the other boy to step down after getting the form for N21 million and of course, I was able to convince his own father, Wale Rhodes-Vivour, because we were classmates. I said his son, Gbadebo, should calm down and take the second slot, else he (GRV) wouldโve beaten him (Jandor) blue black and yellow and green. He listened and accepted.โ
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