#Election2023: PDP reveals verdict on zoning presidential ticket

The Peoples Democratic Party says it has not zoned its 2023 presidential ticket to any part of the country, Top Naija reports.

The Peoples Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with its main rival, the All Progressives Congress. Its policies generally lie towards the centre-right of the political spectrum.

The National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made this known in a statement on Saturday titled, ‘2023: We Have Not Zoned Our Presidential Ticket -PDP’.

A former member of the PDP who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress in 2021, Femi Fani-Kayode, had on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday alleged that the PDP already zoned the party’s presidential ticket to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.

However, reacting in its statement, the PDP said, “The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party has been drawn to comments and speculations from certain individuals claiming that our party has zoned its presidential ticket to a particular part of the country.

“This is completely misleading as it does not in any way represent the position of our party.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the PDP emphatically and unequivocally states that it has not zoned its presidential ticket to any part of the country.

“The PDP is a political party founded on democratic principles and every action of the party, including zoning, is based on extensive consultations, discussions and consideration of all the issues as well as the various tendencies and interests across the nation, with the main objective of ensuring that the unity, peaceful co-existence and development of our nation are reinforced and promoted.

“The PDP therefore urges Nigerians, our teeming members and supporters to completely disregard the unfounded zoning claims as being peddled. Our party also cautions those behind the claims to desist forthwith.

“The PDP thanks Nigerians across board for the overwhelming interest they have in our party as their sure platform to Rescue and Rebuild our nation from misrule and urges them to remain united and focused as we join forces for the task ahead.”