interview<\/a>, George contrasted the governance style of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with that of the PDP, arguing that while his party follows structured procedures, APC operates more like a \u201cprivate enterprise\u201d controlled by a single individual.<\/span><\/p>\nGeorge particularly condemned the reinstatement of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker after Mojisola Meranda\u2019s resignation, questioning the legitimacy of the process.
\n<\/span><\/p>\nHe accused APC of sidelining democratic norms, stating, <\/span>\u201cIf they are deceiving themselves, they cannot deceive the general public. If a Speaker is accused of financial misconduct and other inappropriate activities, shouldn\u2019t those allegations be addressed before reinstatement?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nHe further argued that PDP has a more democratic internal structure, ensuring that leadership issues are resolved through due process. <\/span>\u201cOur party has procedures to reassure the public that we are better managers when challenged. PDP is not a private enterprise; there are rules to follow,\u201d<\/span> he stated.<\/span><\/p>\nIn contrast, he claimed that APC is controlled by a single political godfather who dictates decisions without input from the people. <\/span>\u201cAPC is not a proper political party but a congregation of strange bedfellows. It is run like a military organization where orders are issued from the top without consultation,\u201d<\/span> he said.<\/span><\/p>\nGeorge also criticized the role of external political figures, such as former Governors Bisi Akande and Segun Osoba, who were involved in resolving the crisis but were not directly from Lagos State. <\/span><\/p>\nHe questioned the APC\u2019s national structure, asking, <\/span>\u201cApart from Ganduje parading himself as chairman, who is the National Secretary of APC? Who is the National Organizing Secretary? Where is their Exco?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nTouching on the broader implications of the crisis, George blamed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for enabling what he described as a flawed electoral system that allows APC to manipulate outcomes. He called for a complete overhaul of INEC to restore credibility to Nigeria\u2019s democracy.<\/span><\/p>\nComparing the selection processes within both parties, George suggested that PDP\u2019s system allows for fair competition, while APC relies on political favoritism. <\/span>\u201cHow did Meranda get her ticket in the first place? Did she truly win a primary, or was she handpicked? In PDP, you must follow due process,\u201d<\/span> he asserted.<\/span><\/p>\nHe concluded by urging indigenous Lagosians to actively participate in politics rather than complain from the sidelines, emphasizing that power is transient and that change can only come through active engagement in the political process.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has criticized the handling of the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, describing it as an embarrassment to democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[111,2722,1305,251,10268],"class_list":["post-22561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-apc","tag-bode-george","tag-crisis","tag-lagos-assembly","tag-private-enterprise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22561"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22561"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22564,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22561\/revisions\/22564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}