The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Zoning Committee says it will present its unanimous decision on zoning to the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC).
The Chairman of the committee and Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, disclosed this after the committee’s meeting held at Benue State Governor’s lodge on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Abuja.
Ortom, who did not disclose the decision and the date of submission, said the decision was unanimously agreed by 37 members of the committee.
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“We have just finished our meeting, after we rose from our meeting last week.
“Today we decided that we will meet and by the Grace of God we have unanimously adopted a position that will be sent to the NEC of our Party that appointed us.
“The good news for our teaming supporters of the PDP and Nigerians is that we have resolved and everyone of us, the 37 members unanimously adopted the position that we are going to present to NEC,” Ortom said.
Meanwhile, a source on the PDP zoning committee revealed that they recommended that the party’s presidential ticket should be thrown open.
The committee recommended that: “Zoning, as in our party constitution, is affirmed.
“In spite of (1) above, the ticket is thrown open, this time around due to exigency of the time. Our Party is encouraged to always make the issue of zoning very clear at least 6 months before sales of forms.
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“Our party should commend the efforts of some of our contestants on the issue of Consensus candidacy; the efforts should be seen to a peaceful and logical conclusion,” the source concluded.
Present at the meeting were Governors Darius Ishaku of Taraba, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu states; ex-governors Ahmed Makarfi (Kaduna), Boni Haruna (Adamawa), Ibrahim Shema (Katsina) and Sule Lamido (Jigawa).
Others were former Information Minister, Prof. Jerry Gana, erstwhile Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Tanimu Turaki, and Chairman, PDP Disciplinary Committee, Chief Tom Ikimi, among others.
