PDP zones 2019 election to north

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has adopted report of the committee chaired by Ike Ekweremadu, which recommended that the north should produce the next president.

Similarly, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party has endorsed the report, produced to assist the party re-strategize after the defeat at the last general election.

Speaking at 67th NEC meeting of the PDP, the first since the general election, Uche Secondus, national chairman of the opposition party, said: “We have come to a critical juncture in the life of our dear party and the NWC under my leadership is determined to drive the process of re-invention that would ultimately return the party’s lost glory.

“Against this background, we have adopted the recommendations of the Ike Ekweremadu committee as a veritable road map for this process of rejuvenation and we call on all to give it their support.

“Primarily, the NWC has already kick-started the implementation of the PDP biometric membership registration, which the NEC approved in 2010.

“The Ekweremadu report has reiterated the importance of this policy in opening up the party and returning it fully to the grassroots among many other advantages it carries.

“The zoning principle enshrined in our constitution is another fundamental element to be pursued in this reform roadmap. In accordance with the recommendation of the committee, we have made a pronouncement that the party’s presidential candidate would be zoned to northern Nigeria for the 2019 general election.