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| PDP seeks northern presidential candidate ahead of 2019 general elections |
– The Peoples Democratic Party board of trustees has revealed plans to seek a northern presidential candidate for the 2019 general election
–The BoT acting chairman stated that the move was to compensate the north for violating the zoning arrangement
PDP seeks northern presidential candidate ahead of 2019 general elections The PDP board of trustee (BoT) has advised the party to seeks its presidential candidate from the northern part of the country. Walid Jubrin, the acting BoT chairman who stated this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, March 29 noted that the move was in line with Senator Ike Ekweremadu’s post election review committee recommendation.
Jubrin warned of the dangers of not adhering to the recommendations aimed at compensating the north “for the obvious violation of the zoning arrangement in the 2011 election.” He stated that the violation led to a major apathy against the party in the north from 2011, culminating in the poor performance of the party in the 2015 elections.
“The national caucus, BOT, and NEC have already approved this recommendation by unanimously zoning 2019 presidency to the north. “To change this decision now is a further invitation to impunity, the lack of party democracy, non-adherence to party zoning principles, influence of ‘god fatherism’, the lack of respect for the decision of constituted party organs, self-imposition and killing the PDP.
“Anyone who attempts to reverse the position by changing it with another position will ever remain an enemy to the north, a mercenary and killer of PDP. “All members of the party must unite not to allow themselves to be bought by anyone and not to be tempted with anything to divide and rule us.
“All PDP members must be ready to cooperate to say final bye-bye to impunity, the lack of internal democracy, god-fatherism and naked exhibition of mans inhumanity to man by man,” Jubrin said. He maintained that the BoT would resist any move by anybody to alter the good foundation set by the party’s founding fathers. Jubrin added that the above submission was done based on the powers given to BoT in party’s constitution part ix section 32 5(a) (b) (c) (g) and 6.
He said that the party’s BOT intended to meet next week to further strengthen its position in support of the last decision of the caucus, BOT, and NEC.
He noted that the BOT was also expected to be briefed by Ali Modu Sheriff on the approved PDP congresses and convention committees of finance, zoning and reconciliation. Meanwhile, the All progressive Congress caucus on Tuesday, March 22, endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office.
SOURCE: www.naij.com