…restates call on EFCC to probe his tenure as Lagos gov
Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, says he will renounce his citizenship of Nigeria if the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, becomes president of the country in 2023.
Many of Tinubu’s supporters have been urging him to contest the nation’s number one political office, but the APC national leader has yet to declare interest in running for office in 2023.
But George, who spoke on an Arise TV programme on Friday, urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe Tinubu’s eight-year tenure as governor of Lagos State as well as his alleged ownership of Alpha Beta Consulting, a tax firm.
According to George, “I’ve talked about it and I’m still saying publicly that the EFCC should go urgently and investigate Alpha Beta Company owned by him.
“Let me say it in very clear language, to me it’s an insult to de-civilise the people of this country who are committed to national development that the likes of him want to run this country.
“We must make sure that they investigate him. He’s junketing all over the place—an insult to the civilised minds who work so hard in this country. If, by whatever yardstick, he becomes the head of state, I will cease to be a Nigerian and I’m not joking.”
George also described the security situation in the country as “very heart-wrenching,” adding that religious leaders should preach morality to youths.
George said, “Our religious leaders must come out and talk, let us teach our kids the moral standards required in a civilised environment. What happened to the civics that we learnt when we were young?”