Former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George has declared what seemed to be a truce in his battle with President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu following a meeting with some elders from Lagos State on Sunday.
George has had a long period of cantankerous disagreement with Tinubu starting from when the President-Elect was governor of Lagos State.
Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, George had said he will leave Nigeria if Tinubu who ran on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC was victorious.
But the former PDP Deputy National Chairman seemed to have had a change of mind about the imminent ascension of Tinubu as Nigeria’s president.
Now, George is no longer considering leaving Nigeria and has given indication that he will congratulate Tinubu on his victory in the presidential election.
The octogenarian PDP chieftain who spoke after a reconciliatory meeting initiated by elders and eminent Lagosians however said he would wait for the election petition tribunal’s verdict before congratulating Tinubu.
Reports indicated that the reconciliation meeting which was held at Chief George office in Ikoyi was held behind closed doors for about six hours.
The meeting was at the instance of Prince Tajudeen Olusi, a member of Governor Advisory Council in Lagos State.
The meeting was also attended by former deputy governors of the state, Adejoke Orelope -Adefulire, Prince Abiodun Ogunleye, Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, Justice Ishola Olorunimbe (rtd),Chief Layi Ogunbambi and Alhaji Satari Arileshere.
