We Want Southern President Or Nothing, South East PDP Insists

The South East Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that the next president of Nigeria should come from the southern part of the country.

It also directed that the existing zoning patterns in states and constituencies of the zone must be strictly observed and adhered to in every state and constituency of the zone.

These points were made by the Zonal Chairman of the Party in the Zone, Chief Ali Odefa while addressing the Press after the Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) meeting of the PDP, held in Enugu.

The meeting was attended by governors Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, the National Secretary of the Party, Senator Sam Anyanwu, former Abia State Governor, Senator TA Orji, members of the State and National Assemblies, members of PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) from the South East, Board of Trustees (BOT) members, among others, the National Vice Chairman (South East) Onyebuchi Ememanka, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu said in a statement.
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He said, “Chief Odefa disclosed that it was unanimously agreed that the PDP should zone the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Southern part of the country ahead of the party primaries.

“Chief Odefa added that the PDP South East stands with the resolution of the Southern Governors’ Forum “that the Office of the Presidency should be zoned to the Southern part of Nigeria.”

On the issue of zoning at the state and constituency levels in the zone, the PDP National Vice Chairman stated: “We said where there are existing zoning patterns they must be strictly observed and adhered to in every state and constituency”.

Chief Odefa added: “We also went ahead to make interventions for our members who are holding political and elective positions in Anambra State who didn’t defect to other political parties in the time of the election but stood by the party (PDP) in times of bad weather, that they should be given support to return back to their various offices”.

He, therefore, revealed that the zonal leadership of the party will make a presentation to the National Working Committee for assistance in that regard.