As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting holds this week, lobbying and consultations among party leaders have
Also, consultations are still ongoing among power brokers on who should head the zoning committee considering the sensitive nature of the committee’s assignment.
Before the call by the southern governors, southern and middlebelt leaders had also asked for the presidency to be zoned to the region. They had also mandated APC and PDP members from the South not to accept national chairmanship positions and vice presidential slots. It was also learnt that arguments are being made to ensure that persons who have presidential ambition in 2023 are not allowed to head the committee, or possibly be members of the committee, LEADERSHIP Sunday gathered yesterday.
While the recommendation drew a backlash from some regional groups, the national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, explained that the party had not taken a final position. He also declared that before the end of this year or early next year, there will be mass defections between PDP and APC even though it does not portend well for democracy in Nigeria.
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