The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has through its Zoning Committee released the zoning arrangement for the 21 open slots within the party.
The zoning formula in a report presented by Gov. Dave Umahi, the heed of the Zoning committee divides the available position between the North and the South.
The Zoning formula reads:
Northern Positions:
Deputy National Chairman 2,
National Secretary,
National Financial Secretary,
National Publicity Secretary,
National Auditor
National Woman Leader.
Deputy National Treasurer,
Deputy National Organising Secretary,
Deputy National Youth Leader,
Deputy National Legal Adviser and
Deputy National Secretary.
Southern Positions:
National Chairman,
Deputy National Chairman 1,
National Treasurer,
National Legal Adviser,
National Youth Leader and
National Organising Secretary.
Deputy National Publicity Secretary,
Deputy National Woman Leader,
Deputy National Auditor and
Deputy National Financial Secretary,
The Zoning committee chairman while presenting the formula said: “After robust deliberations on proposals presented by members, the committee proposed that all positions should be keenly contested for among the major zones they are zoned to.
“This will open the space and allow for full participation of members.
“That the chairmanship of the party be zoned to the Southern zone bearing in mind that the presidential ticket of the party for 2019 was zoned to the Northern zone.
“This is as was approved by the National Convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers on Saturday, May 21, 2016”.