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Ebenezer Babatope, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Bode George is the best candidate to lead the party.

In an interview with NAN, Babatope said George has the ability to lead the PDP.

He explained that the PDP needed someone with maturity and experience which he possesses.

According to him, the call by a group within the party on George to step down for a younger candidate ahead of the convention is improper.

“How can anyone say George should step down for a more youthful candidate? No, that is wrong, George will never step down for anybody.

“What the party needs at this point in time is someone with maturity, experience and passion to reposition the party and return it to winning ways.

“I can tell you that chief Bode George is an embodiment of all that. He is experienced, tested and trusted. He is a stickler to the philosophies of the party and he will deliver.

“You see, the elders can’t be governors but they give directions to the youths based on their experience. The issue of youthfulness does not come in here; George is the best to lead the party.”

Babatope, who is leading George’s campaign, said Tunde Adeniran, another contender for the position, was his personal friend but that he believed George would do better owing to his track records.

He expressed optimism that the former military administrator of old Ondo state would emerge victorious at the convention.

“We will soon begin a nationwide campaign for George’s aspiration. We are going to move round the country and mobilise party support for this great candidate,’’ he said.

The PDP will hold a convention on December 9 to elect new national executive officers for the party.