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PDP govs have zoned chairmanship of their party to the north. Here’s how the govs voted

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Governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have voted for the zoning of the party chairmanship to the north — an early indication that the presidential ticket may go to the south.

The meeting of the PDP governors held on Wednesday at Akwa Ibom governor’s residence in Abuja, with the governors voting 9-3 in favour of the north.

Three northern governors —Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Adamu Fintiri (Adamawa) and Darius Ishaku (Taraba) — voted for the chairmanship to be zoned to the south.

Mohammed has announced his intention to run for president in 2023.

Only one northern governor, Samuel Ortom (Benue), voted for the chairmanship to be in the north.

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state (north) and chairman of the PDP governors forum, did not vote as he presided over the meeting.

He too is believed to be eyeing the presidential ticket, having run unsuccessfully in the party primary in 2019.

The other PDP governors who voted in favour of northern chairmanship are: Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), and Douye Diri (Bayelsa).

The meeting resolved to pass the resolution of the governors to the zoning committee of the national convention, currently scheduled to take place on October 30 and 31 in Abuja.

Sources say that the convention may be shifted to resolve outstanding issues.

If a northerner is voted chairman, this may finally signal that the PDP will pick its presidential candidate from the south — though changes can still be made to reflect the north/south balance in the event that other compromises are reached.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is yet to make a decision on its own ticket.

Southern governors recently met and demanded that the next president should come from the south, but their northern counterparts have insisted that voters should be allowed to decide.

PDP Chairmanship: The North/South Balancing Act

Chairman/zone

President or presidential candidate/zone

Solomon Lar/north

Olusegun Obasanjo/south

Audu Ogbeh/north

Olusegun Obasanjo/south

Barnabas Gemade/north

Olusegun Obasanjo/south

Ahmadu Ali/north

Olusegun Obasanjo/south

Vin Ogbulafor/south

Umaru Musa Yar’Adua/north

Haliru Mohammed Bello/north

Goodluck Jonathan/south

Kawu Baraje/north

Goodluck Jonathan/south

Bamanga Tukur/north

Goodluck Jonathan/south

Adamu Mu’azu/north

Goodluck Jonathan/south

Uche Secondus (acting)/south

Nil

Modu Sheriff (acting)/north

Nil

Ahmed Makarfi (acting)/north

Nil

Uche Secondus/south

Abubakar Atiku/north

 

 

 

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