{"id":75271,"date":"2017-12-08T21:20:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T20:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=75271"},"modified":"2017-12-08T21:20:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T20:20:48","slug":"bode-george-withdraws-pdp-chairmanship-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/bode-george-withdraws-pdp-chairmanship-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Bode George withdraws from PDP chairmanship race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the chairmanship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has withdrawn from the race.<\/p>\n<p>George announced his decision to step down at a press conference in Abuja on Friday night, criticising the leadership of the party for not micro-zoning the office of the national chairman.<\/p>\n<p>George also accused Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, of abusing Yoruba people by saying the south-west has not made any meaningful contribution to the success of the PDP.<\/p>\n<p>Wike is routing for Uche Secondus, one of the eight aspirants left in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from Secondus, others seeking to lead the party are Tunde Adeniran, Taoheed Adedoja, Raymond Dokpesi, Rashidi Ladoja, Gbenga Daniel, Jimi Agbaje and Aderemi Olusegun.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the screening committee chaired by Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the PDP in the 2016 governorship election in Edo, had cleared George for the convention scheduled for Eagle Square, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>In 2001, George was PDP\u2019s national vice-chairman in the south-west zone. 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