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PDP Convention: Ayu, Shema, Nazif Battle For National Chairman Position
Three main contenders have emerged for the national chairmanship position of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) forward of its nationwide conference slated for October 30 and 31 in Abuja.
They’re Iyorchia Ayu, a former Senate President from Benue State within the North-Central area; Ibrahim Shema, former Katsina State governor from the North-West, and Suleiman Nazif, the Deputy Nationwide Chairman (North), who’s from the North-East.
The zoning committee of the social gathering, headed by the governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, had few days in the past zoned the place of the national chairman to the North.
Ugwuanyi had introduced that the Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) positions at the moment being held by social gathering members throughout the nation can be swapped between the North and South.
By that association, all positions at the moment occupied by Southerners transfer to the North whereas these been occupied by Northerners transfer to the South.
Prince Uche Secondus, the previous nationwide chairman of the social gathering who was eliminated by a Rivers Excessive Courtroom on August 23 is from the South whereas Elder Yemi Akinwonmi who took over from him in performing capability can be from the South.
Earlier on Tuesday, Ayu emerged because the consensus candidate of the North-Central after a marathon assembly of the leaders of the zone on the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Abuja.
Addressing journalists after the assembly, Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, stated the leaders from the six states within the North-Central selected Ayu from various 5 aspirants that indicated curiosity within the race.
People who stepped down had been Senator David Mark, Ex-Governor Ibrahim Idris, Prof. Jerry Gana and Attah Idoko.
Based on Ortom, the leaders of the zone picked Ayu as a result of they consider he has the dedication and capability to stabilise the PDP and lead the social gathering to victory within the 2023 normal elections.
He stated, “We met right here for a number of hours. Amongst the 5 individuals that had been contesting, the management of our social gathering from the North-Central unanimously agreed to sponsor former Senate President, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, to be the national chairman of our social gathering from the North-Central.
“There was no voting, all of us agreed that he’s the best individual for this job right now. Tomorrow (Wednesday), the Northern stakeholders of our PDP are going to satisfy. So he shall be offered to the Northern caucus of the social gathering. I believe that by the grace of God they can even settle for him”.
Ortom, nevertheless, clarified that the selection of Ayu as consensus candidate of the North-Central doesn’t cease the North-East and North- West from presenting their candidates.
He stated the aim of the assembly was to discover a consensus candidate among the many 5 aspirants who can be presented to a bigger assembly of the complete Northern Caucus.
Following Ayu’s endorsement, six out of the North-West states endorsed Shema as consensus candidate from North- West. The final state backed Ahmed Makarfi.
Our supply, nevertheless, stated Ayu enjoys the help of majority of the governors within the social gathering.
“With Ayu, Shema and Nazif now endorsed because the candidates of the three Northern zones, the complete North will resolve on one of many three as their sole candidate to the convention”, he stated.