A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George has alleged that the party’s zoning arrangement was disrupted by its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar and ex-national chairman Iyorchia Ayu.
George, who spoke with Arise TV on Friday, January 31, 2025, disclosed that he was in support of Nyesom Wike and his allies before the 2023 general election because the party’s top positions were zoned to the northern region.
According to him, Atiku and Ayu orchestrated the disruption of PDP’s zoning arrangement.
“The Presidential candidate went to the northern zone, and the chairman of the party also went to the same zone; we said no, it can’t happen like this.
“That was the basis of the party’s crisis. I didn’t just jump ship to be with Wike or Atiku; I had meetings with both of them and Ayu; they disrupted the system,” George said.
Before supporting Wike, the PDP chieftain shared that he tried to reason with Atiku and Ayu but they both failed to heed his advice.
George added that his support for Wike and his group ended when he knew they planned to be the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.
“And when Wike people came, we had a meeting, and they made me a leader. In the end, we had two presidential candidates from the south, and they said they believed that Bola was the better person.
“I told them that if they stepped out of this meeting and talked about it outside there, I would counter you. You guys have no idea who this gentleman is.
“He had ruled my state, and we know his modus operandi,” he stated.