Jerry Useni, Pdp and the Burden of Zoning in Plateau

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By Marie-Therese Nanlong

Jos – When in 2015, the Senator Jonah Jang led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP administration in Plateau State defied all entreaties and refused to uphold the unwritten agreement to zone the gubernatorial seat to the Southern zone, little did the Party know that this would eventually become a burden.

At that time, majority of the Party faithful were of the opinion that the Southern zone should take the seat but the then governor vehemently opposed the idea, insisting that his zone which he argued was deprived for many years should take the turn again and hand over to the Central zone by 2023 before it would get to the Southern zone. That decision cost the Party the gubernatorial seat as party members opted for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the incumbent governor, Simon Lalong, from Southern zone.

•Senator Jeremiah Useni

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