Wike stated this on Monday while reading a communique after a meeting of critical stakeholders of the party.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has asked the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to zone the party’s presidential ticket to the southern region.
Wike stated this on Monday while reading a communique after a meeting of critical stakeholders of the party under the auspices of the ‘Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP.’
“In the spirit of fairness, inclusion, federal character principles and respect for our party constitution, the Party must make an unequivocal pronouncement zoning its presidential candidate to the South in the 2027 elections after the unbroken years of Northern President under President Muhammadu Buhari,” the communiqué read.
At the meeting were former governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia).
Others were the National Secretary of the PDP, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, former Senate Minority Leader, Philip Aduda, serving and former federal and state lawmakers, some zonal and state party executives.