Godwin Isenyo

10 October 2021

The Coalition of Northern Groups has frowned at the resolution of the National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party zoning the national championship to the North ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The CNG said that the development was a threat to the consolidation of democracy in the country.

The CNG spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, told newsmen in Kaduna on Saturday that it was contradictory and deceptive for the PDP NEC to leave the contest for the party’s presidential ticket open to all, while restricting the national championship position to the North.

He said, “It is as much an abuse of acceptable democratic process as it as is contradictory, deceptive, ultra vires and alien to political party traditions everywhere.

“One fails to understand why the PDP would rather exclude the entire Southern Nigeria and deny them the right to vote and be voted for in a free and fair process for the highest position in the party and at the same time, allow open contest for the presidential ticket.

“This is only a veiled tactic to deceive the North into ultimately ceding the presidential slot which must be rejected by insisting on an inclusive process for all party and offices in all the parties.

“It is unfortunate that the PDP after the humiliation of 2015 has still not learnt from lessons of history and is still bent on enforcing arbitrary, undemocratic practices that are harmful to internal party democracy and potentially threaten the consolidation of democracy in the country.

“We at the CNG are insisting on the emergence of a purposeful, credible, capable, and result-oriented leadership that would be achieved through a free, fair and inclusive process and not by deceit, blackmail, threat or grandstanding.

“We therefore reiterate our call for all the political parties to internal democratic processes to prevail in the selection of both party and elective positions freely and fairly without the need to disenfranchise any group of people or tribe for whatever intent and purpose.

“We therefore warm that any party that attempts to disenfranchise any group or section of the country stands to be roundly rejected by the North.”

Peoples Democratic Party zoning the national championship to the North

afroniger:

“One fails to understand why the PDP would rather exclude the entire Southern Nigeria and deny them the right to vote and be voted for in a free and fair process for the highest position in the party and at the same time, allow open contest ed the presidential ticket.

Trumann:
Empty noise.

afroniger:

https://punchng.com/cng-decries-pdp-zoning-chairmanship-to-north/

Ibkhaleel01:
You fight Fulanis in your land, lie against them, chase them away. Even those who aren't Fulanis, you accuse them of being Fulanis for either being Muslims or beings Christians associating with Muslims.
When your brethren commit havoc and institute mayhem, you heap it on Fulanis.
And you think that is racial harmony?
Oponu! That is racism!
Remove the iroko tree in your eyes before stretching your mouth against

And now you want the same Northerners to give you votes? Lol

Winna01:
Party Chairmanship - North
Party Presidential Flag Bearer - South

Y'all can weep all you want. It won't change.
No be una papa get Aso Villa.