Politics
2023: PDP To Begin Screening Of Presidential Aspirants Friday
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Reacting to the zoning controversy, a Spokesman for Obi said it would be unjust for the South-East to be denied the PDP’s ticket
- He said it was regrettable that the party had jettisoned the zoning arrangement of the party
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to begin its screening of aspirants on Wednesday (today) and for Presidential aspirants on Friday.
Former Senate President David Mark will head the screening committee.
The PDP presidential aspirants who have been advocating zoning include a former Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, his counterpart for Anambra State, Peter Obi, and the Rivers State Governor, Nysom Wike.
But aspirants including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, had kicked against it.
Reacting to the zoning controversy, a Spokesman for Obi said it would be unjust for the South-East to be denied the party’s ticket.
Obi’s Media Adviser, Valentine Obienyem, said it was regrettable that the party had jettisoned the zoning arrangement of the party.
Obienyem said the former governor had what it takes to emerge victorious at the primary if it is conducted on fairness, equity, and respect for each candidate.
He said, “Although the party’s decision remained supreme, His Excellency has every chance to clinch the party’s ticket based on equity, fairness, and credibility, but it will be an injustice if the South-East is denied the ticket.”
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The opposition Peoples Democratic Party had on Tuesday disclosed that all those who had purchased the presidential forms were free to contest its presidential ticket regardless of zones.
According to reports, the National Executive Committee of the party, which would meet on Wednesday next week, would set aside the party’s Zoning Committee report, which recommended that the presidential ticket should be zoned.
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