The hopes of the Southern members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP of having presidential ticked zoned to the south has been dashed by the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom led zoning committee.
The ticket for the presidential primary election slated for 28th May 2022 was thrown open to all zones by the committee after their meeting today.
The position of the zoning committee is in tandem with the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed led committee which reviewed the PDP performance during the 2019 general election. The Committee had in 2021, recommended that the 2023 ticket be thrown open.
Quoting a source at the meeting, DAILY POST reports that after 3 meetings in the last 2 weeks, the Ortom led committee has also recommended that the ticket be open.
The source said after the over 3 hours meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, said: ” We have resolved that the ticket be thrown open. This will allow those who have bought forms to contest”.
Many governors on the platform of the PDP from the south are agitating that the ticket be zoned to the south, while those in the north and the Presidential aspirants from the north want zoning jettisoned.
Meanwhile, addressing journalists after the meeting, Ortom said, “We have just finished our meeting, after we rose from our meeting last week, today we decided that we would meet and by the Grace of God we have unanimously adopted a position that will be sent to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of our Party that appointed us.
“The good news for our teaming supporters of the PDP and Nigerians is that we have resolved and every one of us, the 37 members unanimously adopted the position that we are going to present to NEC, he said.
