Timi Frank, a former deputy spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Bode George, a former deputy national chair (south) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), does not have power to determine Atiku Abubakar’s fate in 2027.
Frank said this in a statement on Thursday in reaction to comments credited to George.
The former PDP deputy chair had asked Abubakar to contest for the presidency in 2031 because it would not return to the north in 2027.
The former APC deputy spokesperson said George is not even qualified to speak on such matters.
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“How can a man living at the mercy of the Supreme Court assume the position of God?,” he said.
“Recall that a Lagos high court had, in 2009, convicted George, who was also former chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, and five others on a 23 counts charge of abuse of office and contract splitting.
“He was discharged and acquitted by the supreme court in 2013.
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“How can a mortal probably already be at the departure lounge as it is common for all mortals to claim to know the outcome of political events that are still very remote?
“I don’t think George can even raise his voice on state matters at this time because he is not qualified, his acquittal by the apex court notwithstanding.
“This is a man who swore that President Bola Tinubu will not win the 2023 presidential election. This is a man who vowed that he will renounce his Nigerian citizenship and go on self exile to Ghana if Tinubu becomes President and watch Nigerians from his ‘binoculars’ from that neighbouring West African country.”
Frank said it is only God that can decide the fate of the former vice-president.
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