This arose on Tuesday, after the meeting of the committee on the zoning of positions in the party ended in deadlock and was adjourned indefinitely.
Vanguard reports that associates of the incumbent chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, were mounting pressure on the party to zone the office to the North-East.
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Zoning formula tears PDP apart, members threaten parallel conventionBy Ameh Comrade Godwin on April 21, 2016@dailypostngr
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Some leading stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party have vowed to hold a parallel convention should the chairmanship position be zoned to the North-East geopolitical zone.
This arose on Tuesday, after the meeting of the committee on the zoning of positions in the party ended in deadlock and was adjourned indefinitely.
Vanguard reports that associates of the incumbent chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, were mounting pressure on the party to zone the office to the North-East.
According to sources in the party, while a few governors in the party want the chairmanship position zoned to the North-East, other members of the party, including some on the Board of Trustees, BoT, are opposed to this and have vowed to organize a parallel convention, if the position is zoned to the North-East.
It was further learnt that the decision by the Governor Udom Emmanuel-led committee on zoning to retain the position in the North-East has torn the party apart.
According to a member of the BoT, the selection of members of the zoning committee was carefully done to ensure that the zoning favoured the incumbent chairman, Senator Ali Sheriff.
“We are aware of the intrigues going on but we will not allow that to happen. We know that some governors, especially that of Ekiti State, are working hard to retain the zoning to the North-East.
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