There’s No Trace Of Tribalism In My Blood – Bode George

Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Bode George has come out to deny claims that he did not support the presidential ambition of Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 election because Abubakar is not from his region.

He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, he has no trace of tribalism in his blood, and his best friend in Nigeria is actually a fully-bonafide Fulani man who is now like a brother to him.

Bode added that if Nigerians feel they cannot speak the truth to power, then we are all deceiving ourselves.

His words, “When Buhari contested against Atiku Abubakar, they came to ask for my support. I was at the forefront because, at that time, he was favoured as a presidential candidate. I know what I did in Lagos, including my efforts for the first lady, his first wife, and what we did here, all in accordance with the party’s constitution.

Let me tell you, I have no trace of tribalism in my blood. Today, my best friend is a gentleman I met in the military.

He is a fully bona fide Fulani man. He is my brother at every level. I have many such friends across this country. If you cannot speak the truth to power, then you are deceiving yourself.

When we returned for the second election, the last election, we saw that things were not right. Someone from the North had just spent eight years. How could we now support another person from the North for another eight years? It doesn’t work that way.

They manipulated the system. We kept warning them not to do this. He divided the party, which led to our votes being divided, and consequently, we lost. So, how do we move forward? We will set up a committee to review the general election and the post-election period to prepare ourselves.”

WOW.