PDP urged to zone chairmanship to North Central or Northeast

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Suleiman Gidado, on Wednesday called for the zoning of the party’s chairmanship to the North-Central or the North-East.

Gidado, in a statement, said it was in the tradition and practice of the PDP over the years to share party and political positions across the regional divide of the nation for fairness, justice and national appeal.

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According to him, it is the expectation of all stakeholders and party faithful alike that any geopolitical zone that gets the party chairmanship position should not at the same time go with the presidential ticket in order to carry everybody along while giving every part of the country a deserving sense of belonging.

He said: “Now that every region is left to decide on how the positions given to it should be shared, it’s pertinent to once again reemphasize the need for the PDP stakeholders from the North to consider given the party chairmanship position to the North-Central or the North-East in order to give aspirants from the North-West enough breathing space and maximize the chances of our party.