{"id":115470,"date":"2025-06-30T18:06:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T22:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/?p=115470"},"modified":"2025-06-30T18:06:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T22:06:52","slug":"bode-george-pdp-isnt-dead-critics-are-dreaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2025\/06\/30\/bode-george-pdp-isnt-dead-critics-are-dreaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Bode George: PDP Isn\u2019t Dead, Critics Are Dreaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Prominent <a href=\"https:\/\/africadailynews.net\/2023\/07\/09\/akeredolus-health-impedes-governance-ondo-pdp-alleges\/\">Peoples Democratic Party<\/a> (PDP) chieftain, Bode George, has brushed aside claims suggesting that the party has lost its relevance, labelling those who hold such opinions as mere \u201cdreamers.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Monday during Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today, the PDP elder statesman firmly rejected assertions that the party is finished. \u201cThat\u2019s impossible,\u201d he said. \u201cAnyone thinking the PDP is dead is simply dreaming \u2014 a first-class dreamer, in fact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn political management, ownership structure, camaraderie\u2014what we have in the PDP, they don\u2019t have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Board of Trustees member described the PDP as \u201cthe Iroko political party of Nigeria,\u201d stating that \u201cits roots remain deep and intact\u201d despite recent challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the earlier police blockade at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja, George described the action as \u201cdisgraceful,\u201d saying he was shocked to be turned back from entering party premises.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2025\/05\/26\/pdp-wikes-political-deals-hold-no-weight-on-party\/\">PDP: Wike\u2019s Political Deals Hold No Weight On Party<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like going back to your home, and suddenly it\u2019s surrounded by police. I thought, What in the globe is happening?\u201d the 79-year-old statesman said.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that the events had taught PDP members vital lessons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese experiences are a load of lessons for party members. They\u2019ve apologised; we saw the shenanigans. But let me reassure Nigerians: there\u2019s no organisation in the world without a crisis.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the most practical step for the party was to regroup privately, engage in honest discussions, and strengthen internal unity, explaining that this was precisely what they had achieved during their meeting that day.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\">Africa Today News, New York\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Bode George, has brushed aside claims suggesting that the party has lost its relevance, labelling those who hold such opinions as mere \u201cdreamers.\u201d Speaking on Monday during Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today, the PDP elder statesman firmly rejected assertions that the party is finished. \u201cThat\u2019s impossible,\u201d he said. \u201cAnyone thinking 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