The oldest political party in Nigeria and strongest opposition party to the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zone the national chairmanship of the party to the south-west geopolitical zone.
The PDP house has been divided for the past few months, with two fraction of politicians holding the party structure. According to report from the meeting which held on Thursday in Port Harcourt, which had the presences of governors, National Assembly members and former ministers, and other leaders of the party leaders all agreed to zone the positions of national treasurer and deputy national publicity secretary to the South West.
The leaders zoned the position of first deputy National Chairman, National Legal Adviser, Deputy National Woman Leader and Deputy National Auditor to the South-South.
The South-East zone got the National Organising Secretary, National Youth Leader and Deputy National Financial Secretary.
Addressing journalists at the end of the, deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, said despite the zoning of the positions, any party member willing to contest any position was free to do so.
By the new development, it appears the door has been locked against media mogul, Raymond Dokpesi, and the immediate past acting National chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus, who both signified their intention to contest.
Those likely to emerge as the next chairman of the party include former Chairman of the Nigerian Port Authority, Bode George, former Ogun state governor, Gbenga Daniel, and the party’s governorship flag bearer for Lagos state in 2015.
Credit: Premium Times