I never said I will work with Tinubu – Bode George says he was misquoted

A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has dismissed the report that claimed he said he was ready to work with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu if invited.

George said that the media platform which published the report was not even present at the press conference he held where he spoke about what he would do if Tinubu calls him for consultation.

The PDP chieftain stated this on Monday while speaking in an interview on Arise Television in which he dispelled the report.

“When they asked me, “What will you do if Tinubu invites you?” and I said precisely that if he (Tinubu) calls me, I will pray for Nigeria,” George explained.

“Listen, I am not a flip-flopper by any profession. I retired as a General. What will he be calling me for? We don’t belong to the same party.

“If he says hello chief, good morning, I will say good morning, Mr. President but that is if all court cases are over. We are still in court.

“Even when Papa Olusi came, trying to convince me to go and pay a congratulatory visit to him (Tinubu), I said, No I can’t do that.

“What would they be doing in their calculation? I have told them that I have no personal qualms with this gentleman. The only differences we have are purely administrative,” he said.

Recall that the elder stateman was widely reported to have pledged to work for President Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) if invited.

George at separate times said that he can never work with Tinubu being a major critic of Tinubu since the latter was Lagos State governor.

He was, however, reported to have made a surprise U-turn and said he will work with the administration of President Tinubu if invited to contribute his quota to nation-building.

George reportedly said this during an interview with journalists at his Ikoyi office in Lagos while fielding questions from journalists.