PDP Snatches Away Leadership From North

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The caretaker committee of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has taken away the major leadership  positions of the party from the northern part of the country.

In a zoning formula released to the media on Tuesday evening and acquired by mygistnews.com, the party’s zoning committee as expected gave the national chairmanship position to the south while a deputy chairman position went to the north.

In the document presented to the Ahmed Makarfi-led committee, other top positions like the deputy chairman 1 position went to the south as did the National Treasurer position.

The zoning committee said the formula was carried in line with the party’s constitution and also noted that the party is now bound to present a northern candidate as president in the 2019 general elections.

The document read in part: “Pursuant to Section 2 (d) and (e) on the Preamble of the PDP Constitution (As Amended in 2012) regarding equitable distribution of offices across the wards, local government areas, states and zones of the Federation, the Expanded National Caucus of the Party held on the 14th of July, 2016 at Yar’Adua Center, Abuja, mandated the National Caretaker Committee led by H.E. Senator Ahmed Makarfi, CON to constitute a zoning committee to zone the positions ahead of the forthcoming National Convention slated for Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; bearing in mind that the last National Convention approved the Zoning of Presidency in 2019 to the North.

“In compliance with the directive, an 88-member National Zoning Committee was constituted and Inaugurated on Friday, July 22, 2016 at Yar’Adua Center, Abuja having H.E. Engr. David Umahi Nweze, the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State as the Chairman, H. E. Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwanbo, the Executive Governor of Gombe State as Co-Chairman and the former Governor of Benue State, H. E. Rt. Hon. Gabriel Suswam as Secretary, respectively. At the Inauguration, both Chairman and Co-Chairman were ably represented by their Deputies. The Committee was given one week to deliver its report.

With the new arrangement, the battle for the national chairman will stay between the three southern geopolitical zones of Southeast, Southwest and South-South.

Positions Zoned to Northern Zones

a. Deputy National Chairman 2

b. National Secretary

c. National Financial Secretary

d. National Publicity Secretary

e. National Auditor

f. National Woman Leader

g. Deputy National Treasurer

h. Deputy National Organizing Secretary

i. Deputy National Youth Leader

j. Deputy National Legal Adviser and

k. Deputy National Secretary

Positions Zoned to Southern Zones

a. National Chairman

b. Deputy National Chairman 1

c. National Treasurer

d. National Legal Adviser

e. National Youth Leader

f. National Organizing Secretary

g. Deputy National Publicity Secretary

h. Deputy National Woman Leader

i. Deputy National Auditor

j. Deputy National Financial Secretary