The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) national executive committee (NEC) has designated the southern region as the zone for the 2027 presidential ticket.
The decision was made by party leaders at Monday’s NEC meeting in Abuja.
PDP spokesperson Debo Ologunagba presented a statement following the meeting, stating that following “extensive” consideration, the NEC endorsed the zoning committee’s proposals.
He said that the existing zoning arrangement for NWC positions would remain in place for the national convention in November to elect a new national working committee (NWC).
“That all PDP national office positions currently in the northern region of the country remain in the northern region,” he said.
“That all PDP national office positions currently in the southern region of the country remain in the southern region.
“That the regions should immediately micro-zone positions within its region for implementation.”
The 2025 elective national convention is set for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo state, and the NEC expressed satisfaction with the degree of readiness throughout the party’s organs, chapters, and institutions.
The NEC also received update from the PDP constitution amendment committee and directed the committee to circulate the draft to various organs and chapters of the party for further inputs.
BYE ELECTIONS
The PDP NEC stressed that the last week’s bye-election was plagued with vote-buying and intimidation and heavy deployment of security personnel.
“The NEC condemns the resort by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to State Capture through state-backed intimidation, manipulation, inducement, coercion and violence against Nigerians as witnessed in APC’s muzzling of the recent bye-elections in parts of the country,” the communique reads.
“NEC particularly expressed dismay and condemned the militarisation of the recent by-elections, especially in Kaduna and Taraba states as well as Zamfara state, where excessive security agencies were deployed to conduct the run-off election in only five polling units in Kaura Namoda south state constituency.
“NEC declares that this action by the APC is a confirmation of APC’s desire to turn our country into a totalitarian one-party state which is a clear and present danger to democracy and the corporate existence of our country.”
The party stated that it is dedicated to democracy, protecting the rights and welfare of all citizens, and making every effort to retake power in 2027.
The zoning decision puts to rest speculations and agitations over the party’s presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 elections.
Some party stakeholders, including Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), had demanded the zoning of the presidential ticket to the south.
The party’s decision to throw open the presidential ticket for the 2023 election, despite calls to zone it to the south, triggered a crisis that has lingered to this day.
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