The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will zone its presidential ticket in 2023 general poll to the South East geopolitical zone, the chairman of Board of Trustees(BOT) Senator Walid Jibril has said.

Senator Jibril stated this yesterday at the party’s national youth summit held in Awka, Anambra state capital.

Senator Jibril who praised the leadership potentials of youths, and indeed Igbo in general stated “PDP will give Igbos the highest position in this country” adding, “Nigeria is in the hands of Igbos”.

He said further stated that the party will reserve the position of Minister of Youth to the South East.

The National chairman of the Party, Prince Uche Secondus on his own sated that the party has commenced moves to hand over its structure to Nigerian youths to provide effective leadership for the country.

The theme of the summit was:”Youth in governance”, was planned to be held in each of the six geopolitical zones of the country.

Prince Secondus stated that it had been proven that Nigerian youths are capable of leading the country, and that the summit was meant to prepare them for leadership.

He listed a number of youths in Nigeria and overseas who have succeeded in leadership positions and also used their creative minds to come up with mind blowing inventions.

According to him, “This is a summit to build the capacity of the youths and prepare them for leadership. Youths everywhere are the catalysts for development, and we want to prepare our youths through this summit to be able to withstand the challenges of leadership.

“We’re here (Awka) today, and it as a starting point. We will move to other zones of the country and prepare our youths. We will use this (summit) to compare notes with our youths. It is not a rally, but a brainstorming session.

“APC has failed in leadership and also failed in giving the youths a space in their party. Nigeria is in a mess, but we urge you to be patient and law abiding and to think inwards and find what you can do for your country. PDP remains the hope of Nigeria and we are handing the party over to youths,” he said.

Zonal chairman of the party, Ali Odefa said that it has been confirmed that PDP youths were among the most refined youths in Nigeria, adding that the party remains the most youth-friendly party in the country, which has given many youths its platform to attain leadership positions.

“This is the only platform where your aspirations will not be truncated. South east is PDP and PDP is South east and we will demonstrate that by picking the Anambra governorship seat in 2021.

“Despite what has happened (defection), the South east remains PDP. What has happened recently is just a temporary setback. Ebonyi remains PDP and we will correct that very soon.

“We will demonstrate that South east is PDP by taking Anambra in 2021. See the number of National Assembly members we have in Anambra, how come we are unable to win the governorship seat? That is the mathematics we will solve very soon,” he said.

The summit was attended by youths from all the states in the South East zone.

Other leaders of the PDP in attendance at the summit included, BoT chairman of the party, Senator Walid Jibril, Enugu State governor, Rt Hon Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, former Vice Presidential candidate of the party, Mr Peter Obi, Senate minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and many aspirants of the PDP ticket for the upcoming Anambra state gubernatorial poll among many other major PDP leaders and stalwarts

Why?

We must fight to get the ticket to the north. A northerner needs to rule again for 8 years to correct all the mistakes of PMB.

Imao

Kaduna1stson:
Why?

Said

No be there atiku don decamp to labour party or sdp.

https://www.independent.ng/pdp-zones-presidency-to-south-east/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter
Lalasticlala
Mynd44

Na winning sure pass

Now you are talking. Winner oh oh, winner. Winner we don win o , winner patapata we go win again oo, winner!

Hehehe.... PDP playing a false card. Just wait until the convention and see the way the party can exploit. May greedy and bitter souls rolled in one party.

Now i know why wike (who says he's not igbo)is angry with pdp BOT.

that's commendable if true, at least for the sake of letting Igbos too have a sense of belonging

they have been marginalised for so long but my fear is that there is no reputable Igbo politician in PDP


please don't mention Peter Obi, they are all the same abeg

where are the Moghalus, Okonjo Iweala, and other great sons of Ndigbo? not all these polithiefcians parading themselves around under the tax collector party

Nice one.

It would be a pleasant development if true. The NEC of the party should meet and ratify the suggestion of the BOT chairman asap. Like I always say, 2023 is all about the south and nothing else. I fully endorse this suggestion.

seunmsg:
It would be a pleasant development if true. The NEC of the party should meet and ratify the suggestion of the BOT chairman asap. Like I always say, 2023 is all about the south and nothing else. I fully endorse this suggestion.

You will never vote a PDP igbo candidate, you will even prefer to vote a northern Apc candidate

Now it has set Peter Obi of PDP vs His Excellency Vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria professor Yemi Osibanjo of the APC

kelvinginzie:


You will never vote a PDP igbo candidate, you will even prefer to vote a northern Apc candidate

If APC presents a candidate from the north and PDP presents a candidate from the south, I will gladly vote and campaign for the candidate of PDP. I am never voting for a northerner as president of Nigeria in 2023.. They’ve had their fair share and power should go back to the south.

The plan to deny it is underway

Kaduna1stson:
Why?

We must fight to get the ticket to the north. A northerner needs to rule again for 8 years to correct all the mistakes of PMB.

Kaduna first son from abakaliki

How Atiku wan take do am like this?

PDP has zoned its 2023 presidential ticket to the Northeast zone and the Vice Presidential ticket and other cabinet positions to the Southeast. Let APC zone it's presidential ticket to southwest and leave the people of the east out of your macabre calculations. Tinubu's boys are really exasperated with PDP zoning its presidential ticket to the northeast. But, nothing will change it.

It is so hard to understand why it is the APC that has totally excluded the southeast in all developmental projects and appointments in the country that are falling over themselves to "force" the PDP into zoning its 2023 ticket to the southeast. Ask yourself "why the sudden love of APC for southeast?" But they won't give the APC presidential ticket to the southeast? SMH

Senator Jibril who praised the leadership potentials of youths, and indeed Igbo in general stated “PDP will give Igbos the highest position in this country” adding, “Nigeria is in the hands of Igbos”.

If anyone quotes anywhere that pdp says it would zone the ticket to the East and brings up this trash here as evidence, the person would be seen as the biggest clown that ever walked the earth.

Jibril is a smart man.

if they like make dem no zone. but it's igbos turn to rule. it's been long overdue

Cjrane2:


PDP has zoned its 2023 presidential ticket to the Northeast zone and the Vice Presidential ticket and other cabinet positions to the Southeast. Let APC zone it's presidential ticket to southwest and leave the people of the east out of your macabre calculations. Tinubu's boys are really exasperated with PDP zoning its presidential ticket to the northeast. But, nothing will change it.

It is so hard to understand why it is the APC that has totally excluded the southeast in all developmental projects and appointments in the country that are falling over themselves to "force" the PDP into zoning its 2023 ticket to the southeast. Ask yourself "why the sudden love of APC for southeast?" But they won't give the APC presidential ticket to the southeast? SMH

Why are you so afraid of PDP zoning to the south east? I used to think you are Igbo.

Kaduna1stson:
Why?

We must fight to get the ticket to the north. A northerner needs to rule again for 8 years to correct all the mistakes of PMB.

see your head
just a matter of time we are keeping north where they belong

APC El-Rufai 2023

Pdp don start again, just like they deceived una with 2nd Niger bridge for good 16yrs and as usual, una go swallow the hook

Ok. Now APC should give their own to south west let see who is who.
I can now have confident that the next president of this country is a Yoruba man.
I appeal to Jagaban to respect himself and allow osinbajo or any other youth from that region to contest. Let our baba tinubu remain a father and an adviser.
God bless the south west
God bless Buhari
God bless Nigeria