Chief Olabode George, a senior member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declared that he has no animosity against Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect.
The elder statesman, according to Newsmen, has been extremely critical of the former governor of Lagos State and once threatened to leave the nation should the politician win the presidency.
However, the PDP chieftain said that he has nothing against the President-elect after meeting with several APC elders in Lagos State who asked him to support and work with Tinubu as he takes office on May 29.
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Justice Ishola Olorunnimbe (retd), a former judge of the Lagos State High Court, negotiated the agreement at the meeting to reconcile George and Tinubu.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the leader of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), Prince Tajudeen Olusi, the top leadership of the party in Lagos State, Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, and Prince Abiodun Ogunleye were among those present at the meeting, which lasted well into the night on Saturday.
After the meeting, Chief George praised the elders for the peace dialogue and said it was a start in the right direction toward a new Lagos.
His words: “Let me say there is no political differences. Justice Olorunnimbe is like a father, we respect our fathers in Lagos. When I got an invitation from Papa Olusi that he wanted to come and see me the first time, I told my friend who delivered the message that I should go and visit him and not the other way round. But Papa Olusi said said he had to come and see and that it had to do with the situation in Lagos.
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“This is the second time Papa Olusi is visiting. We had detailed discussions that bothered on the unity of Lagos. I must say we re-established the fact that the culture of Lagos is to accept and accommodate other tribes.
“Secondly, on the details of us working together, because a divided house will be a defeated house, I have explained to Baba Olusi that there is no problem about working together. The kind of platform we are trying to have is for a unity of purpose in Lagos State, irrespective of party affiliations.
“On the bottom line, you are a Lagosian though we can different political affiliations.
Now, they came for three things: they talked about the running battle I had with Tinubu and I have said I absolutely have no battle, nothing personal between him and I.
“What had happened has gone, vengeance is not mine but the almighty God. We will have differences, we will disagree but we must not be disagreeable.
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“They made a request which we are all looking at. They requested that someday we should also congratulate Asiwaju and we said yes, but that I belong to a political party. They are all in the courts now. Let us finish the court cases. Whichever way that goes, the issue of congratulating him or not will come to fruition. I have nothing personal and nothing happens without the almighty God. As a believer, that is my school of thought.
“This union and discussion we have had is a positive step towards a new Lagos.”
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