Barring any last minute change, the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) would meet on Wednesday to consider the report of its zoning committee headed by Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. Daily Sun gathered that NEC, which would be preceded by a meeting of the National caucus would also take decisions on … [Read more…]
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has said that the party has not taken a decision on zoning of the presidency. He said this while fielding questions after he led a delegation comprising the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore; Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, and the Chairman of the campaign … [Read more…]
The PDP South-East has 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. Briefing newsmen after the Zonal Executive Committee, ZEC, meeting of the PDP, held in Enugu, and attended by the leader of the party … [Read more…]
When the news broke last Monday that APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu disclosed to Nigerians that he had been in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to inform President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest for the nation’s top job next year, my mind was at once settled and in turmoil over the … [Read more…]
Former Senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said despite the fact that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned its national chairmanship to the North Central, it did not prevent any qualified aspirant from any zone from contesting the presidency in 2023. Speaking on a national television programme monitored in Lagos, yesterday, the … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faces a stormy week over zoning of party offices. Two key meetings on the vexed issue — the final session of the National Zoning Committee headed by Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and the party’s governors’ meeting on the report of the Ugwuanyi panel – will hold this week. … [Read more…]
PDP National Convention – Zoning Committee Meeting Ends In a Stalemate The meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Convention Committee on Zoning in Enugu on Thursday ended in a stalemate as stakeholders could not reach a definite decision on where the next national chairman of the party should emerge from, Daily Independent gathered. … [Read more…]
2021 PDP National Convention: NEC to decide zoning formulae after Ugwuanyi’s zoning committee sends its report to the organ for deliberation~Kola Ologbondiyan The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it cannot decide where to zone its 2023 presidential ticket as well as the National Working Committee (NWC) offices until some issues are resolved, PREMIUM TIMES … [Read more…]
Son of one of the most prominent founding fathers of Enugu State, Dr Josef Umunnakwe Onoh has stated that zoning of governorship positions in the state started from the inception of the state, in 1991 when the state was created.A squabble broke out in Awgu, last week, when one of the stakeholders of the Peoples … [Read more…]
ENUGU 2023: POWER ROTATION MUST CONTINUE IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION By Buchi Nnaji As the 2023 general election draw close, political activities in Enugu State are gaining momentum. Politicians, cultural groups and well meaning individuals have started laying claims and counterclaims on whose turn it is to take over from Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. Considering … [Read more…]
Enugu 2023: Should Zoning Fly? (1) By Prince Ejeh Josh Nigeria’s political atmosphere is already heating up. Camps are pitching tents. Consultations from the north to the south, and from the east to the west are already gaining momentum across the Niger. Symposia, birthday parties, lectures, titles, etc., are all being held and … [Read more…]