…As Southeast leaders reject chairmanship position.
• APC governors meet in Abuja today
• Party may shift Dec 18 national convention to January.

Strong indications emerged yesterday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may be engulfed in a fresh crisis over disagreement in the zoning arrangements to be adopted for the national leadership of the ruling party ahead of the 2023 presidential and general elections.

Sunday Sun gathered from a credible source in the party that following the rejection of the proposal to zone the national chairmanship position of the party to the Southeast by the party stakeholders, the governors under the auspices of APC Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) will meet in Abuja today at night to deliberate on the zoning arrangements and other sundry issues affecting the party.

Our source also disclosed that although the zoning arrangement for presidential ticket of the party would be played down during the PGF meeting today, they would, however, deliberate on the zoning arrangement for the national leadership of the party and a possible date for the much-awaited party’s national convention.

The source also explained that since the initial tentative plan proposed by the stakeholders to hold the convention on December 17 or 18 will likely not be feasible, the governors might likely change and shift the date by one month, likely the second week of January 2022, explaining that the collective opinion was that the initial December date could be so choked with Christmas festivities.

Also revealing that since the undue pressure from certain quarters for the Southeast to take the chairmanship position has been roundly rejected by the stakeholders in the zone, including the two APC governors, and other party chieftains in the zone, our source said that it would also be resolved during the meeting.

“I can confirm to you that the APC governors will be meeting in Abuja on Sunday. They will deliberate among other things on the National Convention and zoning arrangements for the party’s national leadership. You know that there have been undue pressures from certain blocs of the party on the Southeast zone to accept the position of the national chairmanship.

“However, it is now crystal clear to them that the zone is not ready to accept or be intimidated into accepting that position they are imposing on them. From the governors to the least stakeholder in the Southeast, nobody bought into such proposal. The Southeast party caucus and leaders have taken a position, after meeting recently, not to accept the proposal to zone the party’s chairmanship position to the zone.

“And regardless of the outcome of the meeting of the governors on Sunday, the Southeast stakeholders are not likely to shift ground in rejecting the chairmanship position. We are equally good enough to be the president of this country not just the inconsequential position of the party’s national chairmanship they are imposing on us,” the source noted in anger.

The source also told Sunday Sun that “another thing that will constitute an item in the agenda for the meeting of the governors will be the likely date for the party’s national convention. You know that December 17 or 18 this year was initially proposed, but it is obvious that it may not be tenable because conducting the convention will be choked by the Christmas festivities. So, the governors will also deliberate on the likelihood of extending it by one month, which will fall in the middle of January next year.

“Let me also inform you that the governors will not discuss the issue of zoning of the presidential ticket for 2023. The decision to skip it is deliberate because they want to take it one at a time even though we know very well that once the issue of zoning for the national leadership is resolved, it is as good as resolving the issue of zoning of the presidential ticket.”

Recently, the report of Southeast APC leaders rejecting the chairmanship position of the party had dominated the social media platform, with the insistent that they are only interested in position of the presidency.

Quoting the spokesman of a group, Chief Chinedu Ogbonna, who also issued a threat on erring politicians, the statement read: “Igbo leaders are reaching out to other regions for their support in producing the next president in 2023 in the interest of peace, equity and unity just as the Igbo have supported other regions in the past, therefore, Igbo should not be seen hurting their own cause.

“We call on our politicians from the Southeast extraction to go all out and contest. Our people are blessed; we have enough presidential materials like former President of the Senate, Sen. Ken Nnamani, Governor Dave Umahi, Chris Ngige, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu and many others.

“So, we are ready, our stand is that any politicians from Igboland who put him/herself up for the position of national chairman would be regarded as a traitor and an enemy of the Igbo people and history won’t be kind on that fellow. It is simply treacherous,” the group warned.

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/zoning-fresh-crisis-looms-in-apc/

Hmm.. again!

If they had any sense of equity and are not merely parroting one Nigeria like garrulous birds on heat,they should know that the right thing is to zone their presidency to southeast

Lol. E don be

We gather dey.. if dem like make dem zone am to the equator or bemuda triangle..Power must return to the South 2023.. Shikena

This is a fake news

The APC will zone the presidency to the south, there is no way they will also zone the position of the Party Chairman to the South again.

mightyhaze:
If they had any sense of equity and are not merely parroting one Nigeria like a garrulous bird on heat,they should know that the right thing is to zone their presidency to southeast

Even though this is a fake news, the APC will never microzone her presidential ticket to the SE Geopolitical zone. Know this and have peace.

sirp9898:


You and your likes in this country cannot be having the same mindsets and expect a deffrents results from what is happening in the country is impossible
FAIRPLAY INTEGRITY AND SINCERITY IS THE ANSWER said the #thelawsofattraction#

On what basis should the APC microzone the party ticket to the South East bro? Don't you know a man like Tinubu that has worked hard for the APC to be what it is today will be unjustly schemed out?

Reason am now abeg.

The PDP should be the ones that will microzone the presidency to the South East.

I'm not against an Igbo man from contesting the APC presidential ticket too.

Without Tinubu ACN, the APC won't have wrestle power from the PDP.

PaChukwudi44:

How many votes did Tinubu and his SW contribute? What about the NE and NC

GMB don use the turn of the Northern(North West, North East and North Central) part of Nigeria.

Is going to be the turn of Southern part of Nigeria from May 29 2023.

PaChukwudi44:

Same way Obasanjo used the turn of the SW.Its now the turn of the SE/SE

Obasanjo didn't contest under the APC.

Nobody will stop Tinubu from contesting, even you know this.

He may lose and he may not, but to now say he shouldn't contest in the APC is what I noy possible

JOemmy:


If ur tinibu is truely a patriot that wants the unity and progress of nigeria he ought to be selfless and allow an Igbo man to fly the apc presidential ticket history will definitely be kind to him.

Lol

If he is not selfless, He would have contested for the presidential ticket against Buhari.

If he is not selfless, he won't have agreed to step down from the vice president position.

If he is not selfless, he will be asking for the APC presidential ticket to be microzone to the South West instead of Southern Nigeria.

The likes of OUK won't be stop from contesting.

Laggafin:
We gather dey.. if dem like make dem zone am to the equator or bemuda triangle..Power must return to the South 2023.. Shikena

Oga there is nothing like south ..it's either south east or north keeps it

North east n north central have more claim than south west ...don't let greed blind u

Somebody told his myopic and gullible followers that he is taking them to the centre to join APC, PDP made him state chairman of the party, deputy govt four years ,two term governor, and the reason he gave for defection is PDP wnt give Igbos president, I told his myopic followers this man is just selfish ,going APC will not improve his monthly allocation, the only thing going APC can bring is for buhari to come and commission projects, which is inconsequential, we re watching

mrvitalis:

Oga there is nothing like south ..it's either south east or north keeps it

North east n north central have more claim than south west ...don't let greed blind u

APC can't zone her presidential ticket to the South East.

No matter what inconsequential people like you say online

DubaiLandLord1:
This is a fake news

The APC will zone the presidency to the south, there is no way they will also zone the position of the Party Chairman to the South again.

Is there anywhere it’s written that Apc must zone their presidency to south?

Is only in the imagination of Tinubu yoruba urchins..

By the time North finish with Tinubu and acn .. most of them will wake to reality.

In the North right now.. Tinubu name is an abomination.. but because southwest are armchair critics.. they hate opposing views from theirs even wen dey don’t travel or get informed by people on ground.

Reason why they always believe their propaganda.. and this will hunt the west .. tomorrow.

DubaiLandLord1:
APC can't zone her presidential ticket to the South East.

No matter what inconsequential people like you say online

But they’re manipulating the party system to zone to southeast..
I told you .. most of you don’t even know what’s happening in your Apc party..

How do you get your information about your party and happening.. as a party man or party supporter

As a political elite .. always understand your party .. and your candidate then your region .. all politcs is local..

See how you appear dumb.. by this statement .. something that has been waging for two weeks now in Apc and your making an ignorant statement as ayoruba human

Igbos are irreverent.. but Your Tinubu spend 4 hrs in an Igbo man house ..
Now ask your source why he visited.. cos me telling you will discard it as IPOB news ..

Yet all Yoruba personalities paid ticket to visit London .. Lagos state hosted his return ..
yet Tinubu have not spend 2 hrs in a Yoruba mans house ..

Wish you understand Nigerian politics and free sentiments and emotions

mrvitalis:

Oga there is nothing like south ..it's either south east or north keeps it

North east n north central have more claim than south west ...don't let greed blind u

Mumu sharap.. so u prefer North to keep raping the South cause it's not given to the East..I mean come off this ethnic chavunism

Asgard73:


But they’re manipulating the party system to zone to southeast..
I told you .. most of you don’t even know what’s happening in your Apc party..

How do you get your information about your party and happening.. as a party man or party supporter

As a political elite .. always understand your party .. and your candidate then your region .. all politcs is local..

See how you appear dumb.. by this statement .. something that has been waging for two weeks now in Apc and your making an ignorant statement as ayoruba human

Igbos are irreverent.. but Your Tinubu spend 4 hrs in an Igbo man house ..
Now as your source why he visited.. cos me telling you will discard it as IPOB news ..

Yet all Yoruba personalities paid ticket to visit London .. Lagos state hosted his return ..
yet Tinubu have not spend 2 hrs in a Yoruba mans house ..

Wish you understand Nigerian politics and free sentiments and emotions

Lol

Just because of that small thing I talk, you write this kin long, emotion filled and senseless reply

You go might have a heart attack when the Jagaban become your President in 2023 with the way you dey go bro

DubaiLandLord1:
Lol

Just because of that small thing I talk, you write this kin long, emotion filled and senseless reply

You go might have a heart attack when the Jagaban become your President in 2023 with the way you dey go bro

You’re not well informed .. no use Jagaban mask am.

Don’t try using Yoruba sense to change it. Don’t mislead people with your ignorance. Told you am here for this purpose.

mightyhaze:
If they had any sense of equity and are not merely parroting one Nigeria like a garrulous bird on heat,they should know that the right thing is to zone their presidency to southeast

you mean book haram and awolowo party?

Good. It the president or nothing.

The ACN faction of APC want to give the South East the chairmanship position, then zone the presidential seat to the South West. At the end of the day the APC chairman who is from the south east will be asked to step down for a northern candidate, with the excuse that the president and the national chairman cannot come from the same south.

Thereby losing out completely.


Well, 2023 will be very interesting. If APC doesn't consider the south east for the position of the president, the south east will queue behind a PDP northern candidate and will all slog it out at the polls.

The truth remains that the north will not vote an APC south western candidate when there is a PDP northern candidate on the ballot.

Know this and know peace

5% can disagree, it has no effect.

DubaiLandLord1:
This is a fake news

The APC will zone the presidency to the south, there is no way they will also zone the position of the Party Chairman to the South again.

Even though this is a fake news, the APC will never microzone her presidential ticket to the SE Geopolitical zone. Know this and have peace.

From your comments Igbo's are the real nigerians problems.
You don't want them to be the president even thou the messiah to save Nigeria from what it is now may come from igbo you will not accept it.
Nigeria rather remain backward than an Igbo man to be president of this country and you don't want them too to live the country for you and be on their own so that they will have peace of mind including you.

Person way hold another person for ground
That person still remain with the person e hold for ground with am there

Asgard73:


You’re not well informed .. no use Jagaban mask am.

Don’t try using Yoruba sense to change it. Don’t mislead people with your ignorance. Told you am here for this purpose.

The APC will. Never microzone the APC presidential ticket to the South East, know this and Have peace.

Pata pata, una go vote for a fulani man flying the PDP presidential ticket.

sirp9898:


From your comments Igbo's are the real nigerians problems.
You don't want them to be the president even thou the messiah to save Nigeria from what it is now may come from igbo you will not accept it.
Nigeria rather remain backward than an Igbo man to be president of this country and you don't want them too to live the country for you and be on their own so that they will have peace of mind including you.

Person way hold another person for ground
That person still remain with the person e hold for ground with am there

Bro, I don't give a Bleep whether Igbos are in Nigeria or not.

Stop accusing me of not wanting Igbos to leave Nigeria. You want to leave Nigeria, yet, una still dey vote for APGA, PDP and APC... Parties that do not believe in the division of Nigeria.

DubaiLandLord1:
The APC will. Never microzone the APC presidential ticket to the South East, know this and Have peace.

Pata pata, una go vote for a fulani man flying the PDP presidential ticket.

What happens in Apc is my business by half .. no interest.
Zoning chairman to east means dead on southwest Yoruba ambition.

Think the Apc east is being soft on Yoruba ambition

If Na people wey Dey think like Yoruba people .. they would accept that position to spite una..

But igbos in a billion years will never have that attribute

DubaiLandLord1:
This is a fake news

The APC will zone the presidency to the south, there is no way they will also zone the position of the Party Chairman to the South again.

Even though this is a fake news, the APC will never microzone her presidential ticket to the SE Geopolitical zone. Know this and have peace.

You and your likes in this country cannot be having the same mindsets and expect a deffrents results from what is happening in the country is impossible
FAIRPLAY INTEGRITY AND SINCERITY IS THE ANSWER said the #thelawsofattraction#

DubaiLandLord1:
Bro, I don't give a Bleep whether Igbos are in Nigeria or not.

Stop accusing me of not wanting Igbos to leave Nigeria. You want to leave Nigeria, yet, una still dey vote for APGA, PDP and APC... Parties that do not believe in the division of Nigeria.

Your commets is full of hates against Igbo's
How can dey.vote since they have not been officially given independent .

If for instance God choose an Igbo man or woman to fix this country
Will you vote for the Igbo's person?

sirp9898:


You and your likes in this country cannot be having the same mindsets and expect a deffrents results from what is happening in the country is impossible
FAIRPLAY INTEGRITY AND SINCERITY IS THE ANSWER said the #thelawsofattraction#

On what basis should the APC microzone the party ticket to the South East bro? Don't you know a man like Tinubu that has worked hard for the APC to be what it is today will be unjustly schemed out?

Reason am now abeg.

The PDP should be the ones that will microzone the presidency to the South East.

I'm not against an Igbo man from contesting the APC presidential ticket too.

Laggafin:

Mumu sharap.. so u prefer North to keep raping the South cause it's not given to the East..I mean come off this ethnic chavunism

So politics is no longer about interest like 2015 and 2019 ? Igbos want to build bridge too like yorubas

What would it benefits igbos if Yoruba rules ? North can offer us vice we can offer them same so what's your point ?

DubaiLandLord1:
This is a fake news

The APC will zone the presidency to the south, there is no way they will also zone the position of the Party Chairman to the South again.

Even though this is a fake news, the APC will never microzone her presidential ticket to the SE Geopolitical zone. Know this and have peace.

On what basis should the APC microzone the party ticket to the South East bro? Don't you know a man like Tinubu that has worked hard for the APC to be what it is today will be unjustly schemed out?

Reason am now abeg.

The PDP should be the ones that will microzone the presidency to the South East.

I'm not against an Igbo man from contesting the APC presidential ticket too.

Without Tinubu ACN, the APC won't have wrestle power from the PDP.

Without tinubu, we wouldn't be buying beans today at. 180naira per cup.

Cleverness isn't wisdom

DubaiLandLord1:
On what basis should the APC microzone the party ticket to the South East bro? Don't you know a man like Tinubu that has worked hard for the APC to be what it is today will be unjustly schemed out?

Reason am now abeg.

The PDP should be the ones that will microzone the presidency to the South East.

I'm not against an Igbo man from contesting the APC presidential ticket too.

Forget the reality on ground I ask you a question answer me in that direction I ask you.
What of if tinubu is not the chosen one

[quote author=mrvitalis post=107824488]
So politics is no longer about interest like 2015 and 2019 ? Igbos want to build bridge too like yorubas

What would it benefits igbos if Yoruba rules ? North can offer us vice we can offer them same so what's your point ?[/quote
It's fair if it's given to the South East though to ensure equity and justice.. that's me sounding politically correct now.. but in de event the East isn't well placed to pick the ticket in the 2 major political parties.. should the South now allow The parasitic North to continue to hold on to power

Laggafin:

Mumu sharap.. so u prefer North to keep raping the South cause it's not given to the East..I mean come off this ethnic chavunism

U r a baby when it comes to politics section in nairaland.

When u mature, u will know how to comment...
For now u can keep crying, we understand it.

poiZon:

U r a baby when it comes to politics section in nairaland.

When u mature, u will know how to comment...
For now u can keep crying, we understand it.

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