Zoning of PDP chair to S/west 19 northern states’ chairmen kick

By Dirisu Yakubu

ABUJA- The chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 19 northern states and the FCT have rejected the recommendation   of the Northern PDP Elders and Leaders Forum that the national chairmanship seat of the party be sub-zoned the South-West.

The chairmen, who announced their position after a meeting in Abuja, however, threw their weight behind the zoning of two principal positions – the Presidency to the North and the chairmanship to the South as agreed at the party’s National Convention in Port Harcourt last year.

Chairman, Forum of PDP State Chairmen in the North, Hassan Hyat, in a chat with journalists after the meeting, said the forum “rejected any move to sub-zone the seat to any particular…