A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, says the party would need to have roundtable talks on zoning, and possibly embark on constitutional amendments to avoid clashes of interest.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the PDP is leaving the ticket open for all aspirants (presidential, vice-presidential, and party executives) irrespective of their states or geopolitical zones.
Punch quotes George as saying: “Naturally, the position of the national chairman of the party and its presidential candidate must not come from the same zone. So, let us wait for the time when we would pick our presidential candidate.
“Our founding fathers never thought that another political party would win the presidency and that was why we never envisaged what is happening now, that another party would win the presidency apart from the PDP.
“Now, the opposition won in 2015 and it is time for another election. We have a northerner now as the President, but he was not produced by the PDP. What do we do? We need to go back to the roundtable, embark on consultations, deliberations and even amend the party’s constitution.
“We have so much to discuss. I am happy that the current national chairman of the party (Iyorchia Ayu) is one of the nine founding fathers of the party. We must put the zoning issue in black and white. I believe we have to settle this issue of zoning once and for all. God will teach us what to do.”
