The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has moved to zone party’s 2023 Presidential ticket to the South.
This is coming after the Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, voted for the zoning of the party’s chairmanship to the North.
Hotmedia.ng correspondent gathered that the meeting of the PDP governors held on Wednesday at Akwa Ibom governor’s residence in Abuja, they voted 9-3 in favour of the north.
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This is a move party members have seen as their endorsement of having the party’s presidential candidate from Southern Nigeria.
The tradition of the party is to have the presidential candidate from a region different
Sources closed to the PDP Governors informed Hotmedia.ng correspondent that the party zoned the chairmanship of the party so that the Presidential ticket will be zoned to the South ahead of 2023 Governorship Election.
It was also revealed that three northern governors, Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Adamu Fintiri (Adamawa) and Darius Ishaku (Taraba) voted for the chairmanship to be zoned to the South.
Governor Samuel Ortom (Benue) is the only Governor from the North who voted for the chairmanship to be in the North.
The Governor of Sokoto state (North) and chairman of the PDP governors forum, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal did not vote as he presided over the meeting.
Tambuwal is believed to be eyeing the presidential ticket, having run unsuccessfully in the party primary in 2019.
Meanwhile, Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Bala had announced his intention to run for president in 2023.
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How reports that the party has been silent over where the party’s Presidential ticket will be zoned to ahead of 2023 election.
Hotmedia.ng reports that PDP governors who voted in favour of northern chairmanship are: Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), and Douye Diri (Bayelsa).
The meeting resolved to pass the resolution of the governors to the zoning committee of the national convention, currently scheduled to take place on October 30 and 31 in Abuja.
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