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People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain Chief Bode George has strongly defended the party’s decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South. He warned that any attempt to oppose the move could deepen internal crises.
Speaking on a television program, Eko Hot Blog reports that the elder statesman praised the National Executive Committee for upholding the party’s founding principle of zoning, stating that fairness and equity must guide the PDP to regain Nigerians’ trust.
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“We are back on the track of justice, fairness, and equity,” George said. “You cannot have a chairman and president from the same zone. That is against the very spirit of our party’s constitution.”
He described the zoning arrangement, which began in 1998, as a stabilizing mechanism for Nigeria’s diversity. George argued that with General Buhari from the North having completed eight years in office, it is now the South’s turn.
He warned that the party will use the “sledgehammer” on dissenters who continue to manipulate and disrespect the party’s rules after the convention.
George appealed to all party members to unite and focus on governance issues affecting Nigerians, cautioning that disunity would only benefit their political opponents.
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