Former Peoples Democratic Party national chairman Abubakar Kawu Baraje has stated that zoning is included in the party’s constitution.
This was stated by Baraje on Wednesday in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara state, during a press conference ahead of his coronation as ‘Tafida of Ilorin’ on Friday.
There have been calls for the PDP to zone its presidential ticket to the south ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar stated last week that there is no provision in Nigeria’s constitution for zoning political offices.
“Fundamentally, the constitution says all of us can run,” Atiku had said.
On Wednesday, Baraje stated that zoning is “clearly stated” in the PDP constitution to provide party members with a sense of belonging.
“It’s not in the constitution of PDP before, but it is now clearly stated in the PDP constitution that zoning should be respected,” NAN quoted him as saying.
“There is a caveat in the constitution which say that zoning should be respected for the purpose of giving a sense of belonging to all members of the party and for all-inclusiveness except and only when a resolution of the national executive council (NEC) decide otherwise.
“It is stated in the constitution black and white, it was reviewed in the constitution sometime around 2011. Although, before then, it was an oral tradition of PDP and it was even as good as being written.
“I met it like that when I took over as party national secretary in 2008. Even when it was an oral tradition of the party, it was highly respected.
“It was formally included in our party constitution in 2011 when we were reviewing the party constitution before I left in 2011.”
When asked about the former vice-president and PDP chieftain’s statement, Baraje said, “I think what His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku, was talking about was the Nigeria constitution, not the PDP.” If I remember correctly, he stated that zoning is not a provision in the Nigerian constitution.”
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