Olabode Ibiyinka George was born on 21 November 1945 and is a Nigerian politician who became Military Governor of Ondo State, and later Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, then national vice-chairman in the southwest zone of the People's Democratic Party.
20 Facts About Bode George
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Bode George became a Commodore in the Nigerian navy, and was appointed Military Governor of Ondo State.
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Bode George established the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo by edict in 1990, a school that now has over 4,000 students.
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Bode George became Principal Staff Officer, to General Oladipo Diya when the latter was Chief of General Staff, between 1993 and 1997.
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Bode George was appointed Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority in 1999.
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In February 2001, while visiting the Delta ports, Bode George called for increased security, and discussed the problem of delays in payment of large sums of money owed to the port authority by organizations such as the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, Nigerian National Shipping Line, Delta Steel Company and Central Water Transport Company.
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In May 2001, Bode George called for construction of new dry ports and warehouses to tackle congestion.
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In September 2001, Chief Bode George directed that all empty containers should be moved out of the Lagos seaports to free up space.
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In March 2003, Bode George commended the Grimaldi Group for investing in Nigeria, and said the NPA would solve the shortage of berths for ships at the RORO port by expansion when the present government gained power in April.
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Bode George was close to president Olusegun Obasanjo, and was given preference in the sale of houses in Lagos state.
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In 2001, Bode George was made the PDP's national vice-chairman in the southwest zone.
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At a March 2001 rally, Bode George appeared to back Chief Funsho Williams, the runner-up in 1998 Lagos State governorship primaries of the Alliance for Democracy party, as the PDP candidate for the 2003 governorship election.
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In February 2002, in response to allegations that the PDP was imposing levies on prospective aspirants for political offices, Bode George said the party had never given such a directive, and anyone caught doing do would be arrested and handed over to the Police.
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Bode George headed a PDP panel that recommended that Okey Udeh resign.
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In January 2005, This Day reported that Bode George was expected to be named National Chairman of the PDP at the party's national convention in November.
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In February 2007, Olabode George called for the resignation of Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who had defected to the Action Congress party.
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Bode George described the allegation as senseless, baseless and thoughtless.
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Bode George was indicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission when it was headed by Nuhu Ribadu on charges of fraud at the NPA.
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In October 2009, Bode George was found guilty and sentenced to jail for 30 months.
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Bode George's lawyers filed an appeal and requested bail pending resolution of the appeal.