PDP chieftain, Bode George in an interview with a Punch
correspondent has explained why PDP voted for Saraki to emerge the senate
president and also explained the crisis rocking PDP Lagos saying Obanikoro is
the one behind it.
Speaking on Saraki, the reporter asked; When the election
for the Senate President took place, the PDP had about 49 senators in the
chamber while the APC had about eight. Why didn’t the PDP gun for the position
of Senate President?
It is not good to get too greedy. We respect democracy a lot
in the PDP. We helped to ensure democracy for 16 years through zoning. The PDP
would have lost out if we tried to gun for the senate presidency. Remember that
APC still has the larger number of senators. Thus, we decided to give it to
Saraki, who we trust because he is our former member. Also, what we did ensured
balance such that Tinubu’s boys would never have the upper hand. What happened
was good for our democracy.