Nobody can zone the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket based on ethnicity and tribal politics, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido said yesterday.

According to the former minister of Foreign Affairs, the party’s standard bearer will be picked based on credibility and popularity.

Lamido spoke in his Bamaina, Jigawa home town, when he received Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal.

Tambuwal, accompanied by former Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa and former Deputy Governor Mukhtar Shagari, visited Lamido to solicit support for his presidential bid.

Lamido said: “It is painful and disturbing for any reasonable and patriotic Nigerian who is concerned with country’s unity and progress to advocate for, tribal, religious or reginal politics to produce Nigerian leader.

He added: “Nobody will zone any position to any part of the country for selfish reasons or intimidation. It is undemocratic, unacceptable and we will not allow it to happen”.

On Tuesday, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike insisted that the presidential ticket of the PDP should be zoned to the South, so that a Southerner may succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.

Lamido’s comment appears to be a direct reply to Wike.

Also speaking in Channels Television last night, Lamido said: “In the past, we embraced zoning to balance the political equation in the country. But now, we need to hurt ourselves with zoning arrangement, but we seek for leaders who have been tested and proven with national outlook.”

“Zoning is not new to us in Nigeria’s political family. But, democracy should address the interest of Nigeria and Nigerians. Zoning at that time was for a caucus.

The issue of zoning was adorned at a particular time to solve a particular problem but now Nigeria needs a leader with a national outlook, having the interest of the country at heart.

“I don’t believe in any regional consensus but in Nigeria’s consensus. I want people who believe in Nigeria to come together and deliver Nigeria’s consensus” the former state governor said.

Also yesterday, PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman Jibril Walid, said Wike is not expected to say anything other than support the call for power shift because he was a member of the Southern Governors Forum (SGF) than took the decision last year on power rotation to the South in 2023.

Explaining further on his position, Lamido said: “We fought for the return of the country to democracy. And we decided to give a Yoruba man the presidential ticket just to cool down the tempo of those offended from the Southwest.”

Tambuwal said “the country is at present in a horrible and confusing situation that need a competent leader who can restore normalcy come 2023”.

He promised to lead the PDP to victory in 2023 if given the ticket.

He added: “Nigeria needs urgent attention from the concerned people to intervene through the ballots for a positive change that will come from the PDP.”

“We are in Jigawa and Bamaina, not for campaigning, but to have a consultation with my father, the former governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido. I need his fatherly support for my presidential ambition when the time comes.

“We need a competent President who can address the present challenges that are threatening the corporate existence of Nigeria as one united country in Africa.”

Source:
https://thenationonlineng.net/nobody-can-zone-pdp-presidential-ticket-says-lamido/

It is well. Everybody is fighting for one thing or the other. Politics all the way...

Asgard73:


Coming from a Yoruba human..

Yoruba people are now decamping to Pdp to support Wike “ambition “ since Tinubu and osibanjo are not visible and stand no chance .

Suddenly Wike is now the Pdp kingmaker to yoruba people

Yoruba media propaganda..

Oshiomole And ameachi go Dey hide face anytime they hear Yoruba ..

Next!

I don't understand all this nonsense you're talking about

My candidate is Osinbanjo.

All of you are mad. For fairness and equity, all political party should zone their tickets to south East. That's the right thing to do. North have been ruling this corntree for donkey years with nothing to show for it. SW have had their shares also.


This is the turn of SE and it's long overdue

Election time is near we no go hear word again.

And it must not go to the north, irrespective of what Lamido and Atiku think.

The Southern political leaders must not capitulate to this nonsense blackmail by northern politicians who tell us of their greater population and landmass.

With what we have seen with PMB in the last seven years, another eight years of northern ruler ship may be catastrophic.

If southerner become president in 2023. The same this fool will still ask south after 8years to honour zoning. They talk from both sides of mouth as situation pleases them.

You people are Born to rule now

I only pity the people that’s been doing boy boy for you for over 23years now, without even ordinary crumbs to chop in return. It’s a pity for them. Lmao

These hypocrites were all over the place in 2015 advocating for zoning to the north

Any Southern politician (West, East, and SS) that cannot insist on southern candidates only for 2023 presidential election is a BASTaRd

When you hear them speak, you will think they have Betterment of Nigeria in mind but no, it is just selfish interest.
They understand that there is no way they can zone without zoning it to Southeast. It has reached the turn of Southeast who served them for years, then they realised that throwing it open will bring credibile candidate.

Anyway, it will open my brothers eyes that Nigeria is not met for us. We have been singing it for years now but they called us different names.

South Eastern politicians should gear up, prepare for ultimate pressure on Fg to conduct referendum for Igbo. If you don't accept us to rule, you must accept us as Biafran. No two ways about it.

A Christian man from North as president is sweet.
Next president MUST be a Christian man.

This guy don forget say everybody get price
A credit alert will make the decision makers change zoning

Yes nobody but the party can do that.

Stevenson20:
All of you are mad. For fairness and equity, all political party should zone their tickets to south East. That's the right thing to do. North have been ruling this corntree for donkey years with nothing to show for it. SW have had their shares also.


This is the turn of SE and it's long overdue

go to PDP for your fairness and equity...so you want ticket from Fulani and Islamic party...you open your mouth without shame to said APC should zone their ticket to South East!

Them go zone am and you can do nothing about it. Take the mid 1

The next president will be a northern


The same way that Tinubu south west supported Buhari a northern to defeat a Southern president Goodluck Jonathan so also will either a south south or south east support a Northern to win next election.


This I have seen.

According to the former minister of Foreign Affairs, the party’s standard bearer will be picked based on credibility and popularity.

That's just the way it should be ...

Cantonese:
And it must not go to the north, irrespective of what Lamido and Atiku think.

The Southern political leaders must not capitulate to this nonsense blackmail by northern politicians who tell us of their greater population and landmass.

With what we have seen with PMB in the last seven years, another eight years of northern ruler ship may be catastrophic.

There is nothing like southern leaders.We have SW leaders,SE leaders and SS leaders

So tambuwal really think he can be president of Nigeria this man need a orientation. Born to rule mentality among hausa fulani people must stop by southern by all means.

Go sokoto where this dude currently lord over nothing tangible this man done in the state.

Lee29:
These hypocrites were all over the place in 2015 advocating for zoning to the north

Any Southern politician (West, East, and SS) that cannot insist on southern candidates only for 2023 presidential election is a BASTaRd

Anyone who supported Buhari over a fellow Southerner like GEJ in 2015 must be a bastard and must not be elected in 2023

uthlaw:
go to PDP for your fairness and equity...so you want ticket from Fulani and Islamic party...you open your mouth without shame to said APC should zone their ticket to South East!

Na this kind people wan rule lol. No wonder this country no fit well at all

Rilwayne001:
You people are Born to rule now

I only pity the people that’s been doing boy boy for you for over 23years now, without even ordinary crumbs to chop in return. It’s a pity for them. Lmao

Exactly my thoughts bro, that is the reason I do intensifies my energy here propagating BIAFRA's restoration and creating that awareness among the blindfolded Igbos following those unethical Zoo political parties..

walemoney007:
I don't understand all this nonsense you're talking about

My candidate is Osinbanjo.

Does/can he ever make sense? His hatred for Yorubas means he will always talk incoherently and lie outrageously trying to disparage the ethnic group.

He should tell us the Yorubas rushing to join PDP because, according to him, Tinubu and Osinbajo have lost visibility in APC.

Dude's problem is deep and irredeemable hate/bigotry .

mcbreeze:
When you hear them speak, you will think they have Betterment of Nigeria in mind but no, it is just selfish interest.
They understand that there is no way they can zone without zoning it to Southeast. It has reached the turn of Southeast who served them for years, then they realised that throwing it open will bring credibile candidate.

Anyway, it will open my brothers eyes that Nigeria is not met for us. We have been singing it for years now but they called us different names.

South Eastern politicians should gear up, prepare for ultimate pressure on Fg to conduct referendum for Igbo. If you don't accept us to rule, you must accept us as Biafran. No two ways about it.

Gbam, you are on point bro..