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Olabode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),  says the opposition party’s chairman must be on same level with John Oyegun, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Speaking in Lagos on Thursday, George insisted that a credible and mature person must be appointed as national chairman of the PDP to increase the party’s chances in the 2019 presidential election.

He said the individual must have a comprehensive understanding of the direction and manifesto of the party, else the PDP would be “going from frying pan to fire”, having just come out of a protracted leadership tussle between Ali Modu-Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi.

While noting that an inexperienced chairman would lead the party astray, he advocated for a “responsible and respectable person”.

“The chairmanship position coming to the South means if the party is serious, the party must look for a credible, responsible and respectable person, who has the network and experience”, George said.

“It has to be a person who has the details of the party and not some ‘’bambino.’’

“The PDP must avoid going from frying pan to fire and bring an appropriate person.

“Anybody lower than the level of the chairman of APC will be inappropriate. We have to get somebody that will be at par in political experience and understanding of the tenets of the party.”