Bode George, a former PDP deputy national chairman, said President Bola Tinubu has done well in his first few months in office.
Chief George made this statement during an interview with Politics Today on Tuesday on Channels Television.
He asserts that while Tinubu’s early years as the president of Nigeria are far from flawless, they are nevertheless much superior to his tenure as the governor of Lagos State from May 1999 to May 2007.
Chief George called Tinubu a power broker and added that he (George) is not the President’s opponent while claiming to still be a reliable PDP member.
The PDP chieftain, however, said the President must manage the people and the country’s resources well.
He stated, “The major difference between Bola and I is his methodology, his managerial style, is unlike me.
“I have a background in the military and I am a logistician in the military. You don’t carry your men to war without adequately doing your serious planning, intelligence gathering.”
Giving an assessment of the Tinubu’s administration in the last three weeks, George said, “It is not a 100-metre race. He (Tinubu) is to manage his people and to manage the resources of this country for the betterment of this country. He is just starting off.”
The PDP stalwart said, “It’s not perfect but reasonable. At least, it is better than what we had known before when he was in Lagos. May be he was much younger at that time and no experience but now, Lagos is not Abuja.”
Meanwhile, George said he would take permission from the PDP should the President approach him to work together for the good of the country.
He, however, expressed confidence that the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar would emerge victorious at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja.
George said, “Let’s wait for the outcome of the judiciary. The process is not over. The day the process is over and the court pronounce him as the President, we have no way to fight but to pray for Nigeria.”