Former military president and presidential aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), has said Nigeria may be heading for serious crisis if the PDP zoning arrangement is jettisoned. The former president gave the warning through his campaign director, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, who made presentation to Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, and natives of the state at the banquet hall of government house.

Babangida reminded the governor of the expanded meeting in 2002 where it was agreed that the South should have the presidential slot for eight years, a decision he said was later ratified by the party’s Board of Trustees headed by Chief Tony Anenih. He said it was the decision that gave the then president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo the second term in 2003.

According to him, “Your Excellency, you were at the expanded meeting in 2002 where an agreement was reached that the south should have two terms of eight years, the decision then gave president Obasanjo the second term of office, and later in 2002 section 142 c indicated the reality of the rotation in the party because the then chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, presented this decision, which was ratified by the party.”

He added that the issue of zoning was what made PDP strong, “because it gives equal right to everyone and if the party jettison this path it is only trying to bring misfortune and disadvantage to the nation.”

“Already, USA warned that the nation may disintegrate in 2015 and I think we are not paving way for this,” the campaign coordinator warned as he said the present administration had failed the nation, stressing that the ominous sign in the country had shown that the nation’s security was porous, citing the October 1 Bomb explosion in Abuja.

Babangida, who later spoke stated that everything said by his campaign coordinator was his true representation, however, said his visit to the state was to solicit the support of the state delegates during the coming party primaries. He said they were aware of the media report that the governor had already taken position on a certain aspirant but Governor Idris quickly responded that Allah crowned King and gave position to whom He desired .





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