The National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the zoning of the position of the national chairman to the north.
The zoning committee of the opposition party under the chairmanship of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State had made the recommendation public last week.
Meanwhile, With its national convention barely three weeks away, Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kept mum on where to zone its presidential ticket.
Arguably the most trending issues in the country’s political space, the PDP, again at its 94th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday, dodged discussion on the issue.
Briefing journalists after the meeting, the party’s spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the NEC only considered and approved the recommendations of the 44-member committee on zoning of national officers.
The Zoning Committee chaired by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, last week recommended the zoning of the position of the party’s national chairman to the north.
It also recommended that other offices in the national working committee (NWC) be swapped between the northern and southern zones.
“The NEC considered Governor Ugwuanyi’s report on zoning, and the NEC approved the zoning as presented. The positions that are in the south will go to the north and the positions that are in the north will go to the south.
“The convention is still holding, there is no other decision outside what has been taken prior to now. We will hold the national convention on the 30th and 31st,” Mr Ologbondiyan said.
