BY DAPO AKINREFON

FORMER Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George has faulted the proposed South West integration plan by governors of the region just as he described those portraying themselves to be Awosits as not genuine.

He said this after being conferred with the title,”Iginla Oodua and Agba Akin Oodua”, by the Yoruba Council of Youths, in Lagos.

In his speech entitled: “Awolowo, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”, George stressed the need for peace and unity among all Yoruba leaders irrespective of their political interests and affiliation.

He said: “It is a mockery of all that is just and fair for these raving charlatans to preach to all of us about the virtues and advantages of the integration of the Yoruba political and economic space.

“They don’t know what they are talking about. In its most primary and logical sense, the integration of the South-West will presuppose some kind of sameness in the present level of economic development and in the characterization of the content and character of each state. You can only integrate and weave together an economic union where there is some evenness in growth, where there is some shared distributive advantages for mutual benefits”.

The PDP stalwart argued that the plan may hinder progress and development among the South West states, adding that there must be inherent advantages in the simplest form of cohabitation.

Saying that fake and fraudulent Awoists are on the loose, he said they are virtually indifferent to the yearnings and aspirations of the people.

He argued:  “Collectively, these would be Awoists are mostly prompted by greed and inordinate focus on reckless personal acquisitions. They treat the people with total disdain and contempt. Their visions are limited to the content of their pockets. Their sole motivation is deceit and personal advantages”.