2023 Election: PDP Announces Zoning of Governorship Ticket

• The Peoples Democratic Party, Plateau state chapter has zoned the party’s governorship position in the state
• The decision was taken by the State Executive Committee (SEC) at the end of its meeting held in the Plateau state capital
• John Akans, the opposition's PDP publicity secretary made the disclosure on Saturday, April 9, in a communique

Jos, Plateau state - The governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Plateau chapter has been zoned to the central senatorial district.

The Cable reports that the state PDP publicity secretary, John Akans, made this known in a communique issued on Saturday, Saturday, April 9.

According to Akans, the decision was taken at the 85th state executive committee meeting of the Plateau PDP.

It was gathered that SEC deliberated on issues of urgent importance within the opposition as well as preparations for winning the elections next year, Premium Times added.

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The communique reads in part:

“As regards the preparation for the forthcoming general elections in 2023, SEC unanimously approves the zoning of governorship seat to Plateau Central Senatorial District.”

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that five southern governors elected on the platform of the PDP have demanded that the party must respect the zoning agreement.

The governors reiterated their position after a three-hour closed-door meeting in Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Friday, April 8.

The chairman of the PDP Southern Governors Forum and governor of Abia state, Okezie Ikpeazu insisted that the party must consider the south for the sake of fairness and equity.

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In a related development, Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti, said he won't drop his presidential ambition for any politician in the PDP.

Fayose spoke on Wednesday, April 6, during an interview on hours after he obtained the presidential form.

The former governor said he has purchased the nomination form to contest for the PDP presidential ticket, adding that the PDP must zone its ticket to the south.

Source: Legit.ng