Bode George’s Abuja house funded by Rivers money, Wike’s aide insists

Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has reiterated the minister's assertion that Bode George's Abuja residence was acquired using funds originating from Rivers State. Olayinka emphasized that the core of Wike's claim concerns the provenance of the money, not the specifics of the property sale or the agent involved.

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Wike was clear. He said Bode George’s Abuja house was acquired with funds from Rivers State, and he stands by this.

"Wike was clear. He said Bode George’s Abuja house was acquired with funds from Rivers State, and he stands by this," Olayinka stated. He further elaborated that Bode George's explanation of purchasing the property from a private owner through an agent does not address the fundamental issue of the money's origin.

Olayinka's statement comes in response to Bode George's recent media appearances, where the former military governor was accused of lacking the moral authority to lecture Nigerians on corruption. The aide urged George to exhibit more maturity, suggesting he should emulate those he served with decades ago, and called his continued public commentary an embarrassment to himself and the Yoruba ethnic group.

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Rather than doing ‘cho cho cho’ all the time, Bode George needs to tell Nigerians why PDP has remained at the sideline in the politics of Lagos State since 1999.

Furthermore, Olayinka challenged George's leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, pointing out the party's consistent failure to win any polling units in the state since 1999. He contrasted this with PDP's success in other southwestern states, urging George to account for the party's persistent electoral setbacks in Lagos.

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For someone who was Military Governor of the old Ondo State in 1988 (38 years ago), some level of decorum and maturity is expected. But it is becoming an embarrassment the way a man like Chief Bode George, who should be acting like an elder statesman, is jumping from one television station to the other to malign people who are young enough to be his children.