Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has dismissed growing endorsements for Seyi Tinubu to become the next governor of Lagos State, saying the president’s son lacks the experience required to lead the state.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with DAILY INDEPENDENT ahead of his 80th birthday, George said he would be “shocked” if Seyi succeeds Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu when the latter’s tenure ends in 2027.

“I will be shocked if Seyi Tinubu becomes the governor of Lagos State in 2027. How is he qualified for the position? Where is the experience? What has he done before apart from being the son of Tinubu? Well, if their father says it should be him, good luck to them,” George said.

Although Seyi has not publicly declared his intention to run, several groups within the state have begun endorsing him for the top political office.

George also took a swipe at the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, over the reported N20.4 billion donation for the construction of a new National Library complex. He urged her to divert the funds toward skill acquisition programmes to address rising unemployment and poverty.

“What library are you building? People are hungry and you are talking about building a library. I want to remind her that education makes people easy to govern but impossible to deceive. Let her change her mind. There is hunger and anger in the land,” he said.

He argued that in an era where digital resources are readily available, a physical library is not a national priority.

“Turn that money given to you for national library into skill acquisition. Let people acquire skills so they can work and cater for their needs. Forget about any library. These days, you can go to any computer and find out whatever you need. AI is also there. What are you building a national library for? The national library we need now is skill acquisition that will assuage the anger of millions of Nigerians,” George added.