ADC defection: Bode George tackles Atiku, Mark

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Elder statesman and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has slammed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Senate President David Mark for aligning with the newly adopted African Democratic Congress coalition, warning that their defection weakens the opposition and betrays the PDP’s legacy.

George, speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, expressed deep disappointment over the formation of the ADC-led coalition, which is being positioned as a mega opposition force ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

He criticised the move by some PDP chieftains to remain in the party while simultaneously pursuing their political ambitions on another platform.

“You can’t serve two masters, as stated in the Holy Book. You either serve A or you serve B. But to say you are in A and B is a fallacy,” George said.EXTRA

On Wednesday, several prominent politicians including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Nasir El-Rufai, Rotimi Amaechi, Dele Momodu, and others met in Abuja to formally adopt the ADC as their coalition platform.

Mark and former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola were named interim National Chairman and Secretary, respectively.

While Atiku has yet to officially renounce his PDP membership, his leading role in the coalition has raised eyebrows within his former party.

David Mark, however, has officially resigned from the PDP.

Reacting to the development, Bode George described the defectors as key architects of the PDP’s crisis, noting that it was ironic for them to now use that crisis as justification to jump ship.

“I feel really very heartbroken, I feel really very sad, because the real political Iroko tree… yes, we have a crisis. Meanwhile, they are part and parcel of the crisis,” he said. Punch