The leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in
the South-west region, Chief Bode George, on Monday called for the removal of Vice
President Yemi Osinbajo for what he described as "executive recklessness
and abuse office" in the disbursement of the N10,000 ‘tradermoni’ to
market women in Lagos State and Abuja.
George, who was the keynote speaker in a one-day
colloquium tagged: ‘The South West Speaks’ held at the Muson Centre,
said the market money being distributed was never budgeted for.
He therefore wondered where the money came from,
adding that "in more civilized nations, Osinbajo would have been sacked and
prosecuted for gutting our collective treasury."
The PDP leader said he was surprised to see the vice
president, "a learned man, an enlightened person in all parameters, was
seen at various markets in Lagos State and Abuja distributing N10,000 each to
market women. What an absurdity!"
He also came down heavily on the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies of been
"biased, compromised and outright lying agents in their support for the
ruling party" in recent elections held in Ekiti and Osun States.
"It is rather disheartening and primitive that
in the 21st century, we are still engaging soldiers and policemen to harass,
hound and beat up ordinary citizens whose sole mission is to perform their
civic duties. This is not right. This is not fair. This is sheer
absurdity," he said.
He appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to bring
the overzealous officials who engaged in the act to order, saying the will of
the people must be respected and prevail. "That is the pivotal rubric of
democracy. Anything else is abnormal, unacceptable and a total farce. We must
move away from this ruinous brink."
At the end of event, which had in attendance, the PDP
governorship candidate in Lagos State, Chief Jimi Agbaje; former minister,
Chief Ebenezer Babatope; former deputy governor of Lagos state, Senator Kofo
Akerele-Bucknor, Senator Femi Okunrounmu, PDP national vice chairman, Dr. Eddy
Olafeso; Prof. Banjo Akitoye, Senator Bode Olajumoke, former ministers, Mrs.
Module Adelaja, Erelu Olusola Obada, Otunba Johnson Fasaweand Elder Wole Oyelese
among others, the gathering in a communiqué stated that "in view of the
divisive government of President Buhari, the Yoruba people have resolved to
adopt the candidature of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the presidency in the 2019
elections.
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