Bode George To Akande; ”Thrash The Book; You Will Set Your House On Fire Over Tinubu”

By Akinwale Kasali

Reactions have been coming like claps of thunder since Chief Bisi Akande’s book, ‘My Participation’. It has generated  controversies, accusations and counter accusations from different quarters pitching, especially, Afenifere leader and elder statesman, Pa Ayo Adebanjo against Akande, a former Osun State Governor.

One of such reactions came from former National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George who lashed at the former All Progressives Congress, APC, Interim Chairman.

Bode George asked Akande  not to cause trouble for himself because of the Presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

George stated that the book written by Akande is malicious and offensive to Yoruba elders, calling on him to either thrash the book or withdraw it with immediate effect.

At a Press Conference held by the PDP stalwart, he described the book as “shameful” and “disappointing”, stressing that Akande must apologise to Yoruba elders publicly.

He said, “Akande must apologise openly to Yoruba elders. The attitude that he displayed is not acceptable in a civilised society. Is it his legacy to dishonour Yoruba elders?

“At his age, Akande should not set his house on fire because of Tinubu’s ambition. I felt very bad as a Yoruba man and as a Nigerian.

“He has maligned Yoruba elders and highly respectable people in the country. He was busy giving kudos to Bola Tinubu. Baba Akande is from Osun State and Tinubu is the only man that he could single out to praise.

“From the reaction to his book, you must have heard what Baba Adebanjo said. How are we going to be regarded by others? Is that the right thing to do? Baba Akande should withdraw the book that he has authored. It is very shameful. He is older than me and I don’t expect an elderly person to behave in that manner. He must apologise to those he has offended.”

The Atona Odua of Yourbaland added that he wondered why it was only Tinubu that the former Osun State Governor would praise, stressing that the former Lagos State Governor has not shown good leadership having cornered Lagos State’s resources to himself and family members.

“Tinubu wants to be the President of Nigeria. His wife is a perpetual Senator, his daughter is the Iyaloja General and his son is in charge of the Lagos State Signage Company. He has not been able to present his educational certificates and yet he wants to be President,” he said.