…Adds zoning not making headway because PDP govs want to dictate process

…PDP may zone ticket one week to primaries

…. Presidential primaries may hold September

By Clifford Ndujihe & Dapo Akinrefon


The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are watching each other and playing mind games over the zoning of 2023 presidential ticket.

Sources told Vanguard, yesterday, that the PDP is not in a hurry to announce the zone it would cede its presidential ticket because it is too early to do so.

A source familiar with the workings of the PDP told Vanguard that the party is yet to make up its mind on the issue but added that both the PDP and APC are playing games.

The source said: “The party has not decided on zoning. The PDP is yet to fix a date to announce the zoning of the presidency. What I know is that both APC and PDP are playing games with themselves; both parties don’t want to announce where their presidential candidate will come from. If the PDP decides to field a strong northerner, then, the APC might be worried.”


PDP govs want to dictate process—Party leader

A PDP leader from the South, who spoke under anonymity, said the zoning of the presidency seems not to be having headway as the governors want to dictate the process.

“As regards the zoning of the presidency, there is confusion and all sorts of things. If things were not done the way they were done, it would not have been like this and there won’t be any problem. There is misunderstanding between PDP governors and the party’s managers because the governors want to dictate how things will be done in the party.”

Last week, the PDP said it would address the issue of zoning soon. With the national chairmanship zoned to the North, and now occupied by Senator Iyorchia Ayu, from the North-Central, pundits expect the PDP to zone the presidency to the South in line with established traditions of the party.

However, a top leader of the party told Vanguard: “We will address the issue of zoning. You know a similar issue came up over the chairmanship but one week to the national convention, the party zoned it to the North. Don’t rule out the same thing happening again. If we zone the presidency too early, the party may implode, and aggrieved people may leave the party.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed the 2023 presidential poll for February 18. However, it said it would not release the election time-table until the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill is passed into law.

President Buhari rejec-ted the first amend-ment bill before the federal lawmakers went on recess, last December.

Upon resumption, the lawmakers re-worked the bill and made indirect, direct or consensus as modes for political parties to choose their candidates instead of direct mode only. Currently, the bill is awaiting President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent.

However, political parties, going by past polls and current trends are expected to produce their candidates 150 -180 days before the presidential poll.

In essence, presidential primaries may be held between September and October.

To enable the would-be candidate have ample time for nationwide campaigns, the source told Vanguard that the PDP presidential primaries might be held in September and the party would decide on zoning a few days to the exercise.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/02/2023-presidency-why-pdp-apcre-playing-games-with-zoning-source/

They can play witchcraft games with themselves for I care .. Las Las na Feb next year e go end

Hmm

Make Buhari jus continue jarey mak we no waste any money on any Election...

Cos Las las everybody go dey alright...

No magic wey d next person wan perform unless he reverse some of Buhari clueless policy lik opening the border....

The next person lik diz loan no dey for him cos Buhari don use all the lifeline...

Yawn

Any zoning that will prevent their grandfather from smelling aso rock is welcomed.

We say no to Muslim/Muslim ticket
We say no to our ancestors ruling us.
We say no to giving Afonja another 8 years.

Permutations and combinations journalism as usual

Interesting

I hope the first act of whoever emerges as president is to have that Emefiele and Customs CG prosecuted for economic sabotage.

CBN's criminal policies and Southern border closure are unforgivable crimes.


Then have Buhari prosecuted for being a clueless interloper.

Whether PDP or APC, all we want is a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction come 2023.

Eastlink:
Whether PDP or APC, all we want is a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction come 2023.

That can't happen, ibos are not ruling this country in the next 50 years, know that and know peace.

Thinktwicemybro:
Any zoning that will prevent their grandfather from smelling aso rock is welcomed.

We say no to Muslim/Muslim ticket
We say no to our ancestors ruling us.
We say no to giving Afonja another 8 years.

You will cry tire. Ndi 5%

whether power return to south will not change nigeria problem...
restructuring is the right way to go

Unethical parties with undemocratic or tainted democractic processes.

They have no clear ideology or decent and credible process to elect their leaders or candidates so it left to corrupt godfathers and bribes.

dre11:

…Adds zoning not making headway because PDP govs want to dictate process

…PDP may zone ticket one week to primaries

…. Presidential primaries may hold September



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/02/2023-presidency-why-pdp-apcre-playing-games-with-zoning-source/

Pdp should give their presidential ticket to the southeast.....I want to check something......awon political handicap

Tinubu Will still win.....

Restructure this shithole or watch it go down

Eastlink:
Whether PDP or APC, all we want is a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction come 2023.

Finish
That is the answer

Either PDP or APC, anybody can get the presidential ticket as long as it is not Tinubu or anyone from the SW.

Eastlink:
Whether PDP or APC, all we want is a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction come 2023.

Oga shift. Ibita, eshan, calabar,ugep, langtang are they less Nigerians. No ibo mam go smell there

gentiles:
Either PDP or APC, anybody can get the presidential ticket as long as it is not Tinubu or anyone from the SW.

Why SW. Hate and envy is bad for the soul. Getting clear ba say no one will gift ibo man

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Honor10:


That can't happen, ibos are not ruling this country in the next 50 years, know that and know peace.


You will cry tire. Ndi 5%[s][/s]

Aww ...

Ok

adioolayi:
Permutations and combinations journalism as usual

Don't mind them