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 Punch 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.”
- Punch
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