Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone its presidential ticket to the southern region of Nigeria for the 2027 general elections.
Wike made the call on Monday while reading a communiqué issued after a meeting of party stakeholders under the banner of the “Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP.”
“In the spirit of fairness, inclusion, federal character principles, and respect for our party constitution, the party must make an unequivocal pronouncement zoning its presidential candidate to the South in the 2027 elections, after the unbroken years of Northern presidency under President Muhammadu Buhari,” the communiqué stated.
The document also emphasized that only the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, is constitutionally empowered to issue notices for meetings of the National Convention, National Executive Committee (NEC), National Caucus, and the National Working Committee (NWC).
It further declared that any notices or actions not issued by the National Secretary, including correspondences with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), are “null and void and of no effect whatsoever.”
