Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has expressed optimism that President Bola Tinubu’s move to turn Nigeria into a one-party State will hit a brick wall.

In an interview granted to Vanguard on Saturday, the PDP chieftain based his submission on the opposition’s determination to fight as a unit for democracy in the wake of several defections within the opposition parties.

”I am not afraid. As a soldier, you look at those loyal to you who can go to war with you. It is not the number that matters; it is their loyalty and dedication to the party that matters.
”This now brings me to the umpire (INEC), it has to be careful, we don’t want to hear that there was a glitch in the system during the elections. We just hope that the new INEC chairman will not tell us stories of a glitch during elections, ” he warned

He queried the modus operandi behind the defections of Governors Peter Mbah and Duoye Diri to the All Progressives Congress, APC, and wondered what influenced their decision to join the ruling party.

”If you remember how he (Diri) became governor, it was through the Supreme Court pronouncement. Is that the way he wants to thank the people of Bayelsa? Remember that in every election, there is no single name on the ballot paper; it is the political party. It is a shame on him because a rolling stone gathers no moss. Something must be attracting them to the APC because what impact has the party had on Nigerians that has made Nigerians happy?

”As for Peter Mbah, there was this secretary’s tussle but we begged them to be patient that Samuel Anyanwu’s tenure would expire by the middle of next month. So, what is driving him there (APC)? Do they have the interest of their people at heart? They should honour the people who worked and voted them into power, he said