The former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to revisit the recommendations of the 2014 Confab report.
George said doing that would make Nigerians vote for him overwhelmingly for a second term in office in 2027.
He said the report of the confab was the only panacea to Nigeria’s problems.
Chief George who said this in an interview with journalists at his office in Ikoyi, Lagos, noted that the major challenges facing the country was due to the bad constitution imposed on the country by the military.
He regretted that irrespective of the amendments made into the constitution, it had not produced the desired result.
He explained that the 2014 confab x-rayed the problems facing the country, and made recommendations for the challenges.
He, however, expressed shock that despite the good recommendations made by the 2014 confab, the report was not implemented.
Chief George stated that if President Tinubu believed Nigerians voted him into office, he should do what would make them happy by addressing their challenges.
On credible elections, George urged INEC to be truly independent, adding that the electoral management body should have whistleblower monitoring its activities.
He insisted on improvement of the electronic system of voting which he said had proven to be credible and reliable.
“The electoral body should be independent and ready to do the right thing, not to pretend things can’t work positively.
“The electronic system of voting should not fail on the day of election, people must be trained on how to handle it, and there must be whistleblowers monitoring the activities of INEC, anybody found guilty should be sent to prison.”
Chief George maintained that if Nigeria should continue to do the wrong things and manipulate things, the international community would lose respect for the country.
He therefore, commended Ghanians for organising a credible election and praised the loser for accepting defeat.
He, therefore, urged Nigerians to learn from Ghana.
Speaking on the future of his party, he said PDP was very bright because it was established on a strong foundation, and the founding fathers of the party meant well for the country.
He noted that it introduced rotation of positions in its constitution so that no part of the country would be marginalised.
He explained that the crisis in the party would soon be resolved, adding that no organisation existed without challenges.
