07-06-2024
A Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has given an excuse for President Bola Tinubu’s poor performance in office in the last year.
Chief George made this submission today in an interview with newsmen in Lagos
The PDP chieftain said even though Tinubu was part of those who formed the Buhari government, taking over and now leading the nation will be different.
The Former Military Governor of Ondo State said, President Tinubu used his first year in office to study and correct the failures of the Muhammadu Buhari government.
Chief George, a long-time foe of Tinubu, asked Nigerians to give the President one more year to deliver on his electoral promises and turn around the fortunes of the country.
He asserted that Tinubu’s lack of presidential experience warrants a grace period of a year, stating that even former President Olusegun Obasanjo needed time to adjust in his first year in office.
The PDP chieftain said Nigeria is often referred to as the Giant of Africa, but the country has not lived up to the description since the return of democracy in 1999.
He said 25 years after the military returned to the barracks, the country could not be said to have fared well as Nigeria could only regain its rightful place in the comity of nations through the collective determination of leaders and followers.
Chief George, however, said an honest assessment of the performance of the present administration could only be done after the president has spent some more time in the office.
