The leading opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor’s have voted for the zoning of the party chairmanship to the North.
This is a move party members have seen as their endorsement of having the party’s presidential candidate from Southern Nigeria.
The party’s tradition is to have the presidential candidate from a region different from where its national chairman comes from.
It was gathered that the Governors voted 9-3 in favour of the North at the meeting of the PDP governors held at Akwa Ibom governor’s residence on Wednesday in Abuja, The Cable reports.
It was also revealed that three northern governors, Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Adamu Fintiri (Adamawa) and Darius Ishaku (Taraba) voted for the chairmanship to be zoned to the South.
Governor Samuel Ortom (Benue) is the only Governor from the North who voted for the chairmanship to be in the North.
The Governor of Sokoto state (North) and chairman of the PDP governors forum, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal did not vote as he presided over the meeting.
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