Bode George Faults Endorsements of Seyi Tinubu for Lagos Governorship

…Criticizes N20.4bn National Library Project

Chief Bode George, the former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has rejected growing endorsements for Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, to become the next governor of Lagos State.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Newsmen ahead of his 80th birthday, George questioned Seyi Tinubu’s qualifications and experience, saying Lagos deserves a leader with proven competence, not someone riding on family influence.

“I will be shocked if Seyi Tinubu becomes the governor of Lagos State in 2027. How is he qualified for the position? Where is the experience? What has he done before apart from being the son of Tinubu? Well, if their father says it should be him, good luck to them,” George said.

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Although Seyi Tinubu has not officially declared his intention to contest, several political groups in Lagos have begun rallying support for him ahead of the 2027 elections.

George also criticized the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, over the reported N20.4 billion earmarked for the construction of a new National Library complex.

He urged her to redirect the funds toward skill acquisition and empowerment programmes to tackle unemployment and hunger in the country.

“What library are you building? People are hungry and you are talking about building a library,” he stated. “Education makes people easy to govern but impossible to deceive. Let her change her mind. There is hunger and anger in the land.”

The PDP stalwart argued that in an era dominated by digital learning and artificial intelligence, investing in a physical library is misplaced.

“Convert that money for the national library into skill acquisition programmes. Let people learn trades and earn a living. These days, you can access any information online. The national library Nigeria needs now is skill acquisition to ease the frustration of millions of jobless citizens,” he added.