'Why PDP divided Nigeria' - Bode George opens up, speaks on President Tinubu's service chiefs

Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has commented on the recent appointment of service chiefs by President Bola Tinubu while appearing on Channels Television's Politics Today on Tuesday, June 20, as monitored by legit.ng.

The former PDP deputy national chairman said the recent appointment of the service chiefs by President Tinubu was a reasonable one, adding that he fell in love with his party because the founding fathers realized the friction in Nigeria.

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George said the PDP tried to unify the country by dividing the nation into six geopolitical zones, which were not in the country's constitution and came up with the six top positions in the West African countries.

He went further to list the six top positions to be the President, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and the party's national chairman.

The PDP chieftain explained that the six zones consisted of 3 regions each for southern and northern regions and that the positions are shared between north and south that take three each.

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According to George, the three powers in each region are exchanged every eight years to bring inclusivity, oneness, and a sense of belonging.

He then posited that the recent appointment of service chiefs by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government was fairly distributed to accommodate all concerned regions of the country.