Forgive Obasanjo and move on, Bode George tells Fayose
A former Deputy National Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has advised the Ekiti State
Governor, Ayodele Fayose, to forgive former President Olusegun Obasanjo and
move on.
George
said this during an interview with our correspondent on Friday.
He told Fayose that God had already fought
for him by allowing him to return as governor of Ekiti eight years after his
impeachment.
George
said he was aware that his imprisonment for financial impropriety was “nothing
but political persecution” and that was why he was later exonerated by the
Supreme Court.
He, however, said he never had the intention
of becoming the Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees and therefore doubted if
that was the reason for his incarceration.
George
said, “My advice to my younger brother in Ekiti State is that it is time for
him to forgive and forget and let sleeping dogs lie. He was impeached but God
reinstated him as governor after eight years. What more can a man ask for?
“He
should forgive and forget. We should not wash our dirty linen in public.
“I have always said that my imprisonment was
nothing but persecution and I have been vindicated by the highest court in the
land. I never wanted to become BoT Chairman so I doubt if that was the reason
why I was treated that way. The BoT chairman is chosen from among the elders
within the party and not by other organs.”