PDP Strengthens 2023 Southern Presidential Ticket, Zones Chairman To North

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Thursday strengthened the prospects of a 2023 presidential candidate when its National Executive Committee, NEC approved the zoning of the party’s next national chairman to the Northern part of the country.

The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, who disclosed the zoning of the national chairman position to the North was, however, quick to assert that the decision was not reflective of the zoning of the presidency.

Ologbondiyan said that the NEC considered and adopted Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led Zoning Committee’s report, ahead of the party’s national convention, scheduled for Oct. 30.

The committee had recommended that the current elective National Working Committee (NWC) positions in the party should be swapped between the north and the south.

Asked if the date for the PDP national convention was still sacrosanct, Ologbondiyan said there was no contrary decision regarding the date of the convention during the meeting.

“So far, nothing has been said to alter the date of the convention, which is Oct. 30, ” Ologbondiyan said.

On when the aspirants would start obtaining forms, Ologbondiyan said what was adopted was the recommendation of zoning between the north and the south.

He said that what was expected was for the regions to go and micro-zone the positions to the geopolitical zones, after which aspirants can start obtaining forms.

Ologbondiyan, however, said that the report of Gov. Bala Mohammed committee on PDP performance in the last general elections would be considered in another meeting of the NEC.(NAN)

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