Bode George withdraws from PDP Chairmanship race, accuses gov. Wike of abusing Yoruba people on TV

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Chief Bode George, has withdrawn from the PDP Chairmanship run.

George made this announcement at a conference in Abuja, raising concerns about the fallout of the outcome of the convention.
Giving reasons for his withdrawal from the race, George said the South West is already cheated with the entrants of aspirants from the South-South.

He said he was withdrawing from the race on a matter of principle, saying it was wrong for the party not to have micro-zone the office of the national chairman.



Chief Bode George during the announcement in Abuja, on Friday night.
George also accused the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike of abusing the Yoruba people on a national Television when he said the South West has never contributed anything meaningful to the success of the PDP.Bode George, Uche Secondus, Raymond Dokpesi and six others were cleared for the campaign at the national convention of the party set to hold in Abuja tomorrow.

Source: ChannelsTV