Chairmanship position: PDP stakeholders push for David Mark
- Some people in the Peoples Democratic Party wants former Senate president David Mark to become the next chairman of the party
- Meanwhile some leaders of the party are said to be unhappy about the arrangement because of the zoning arrangement
- Meanwhile, former Kaduna and Niger governors, Ahmed Markafi and Babangida Aliyu, are also strong contenders for the job
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As the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), gets set to hold its convention on October 30, there are indications former Senate president, David Mark, could emerge as the next chairman of the party.
Though his candidacy does not sit well with some party leaders who feel aggrieved with the zoning, Sun News online reports.
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Immediately the Zoning Committee’s announcement, some stakeholders reached out to Mark to consider leading the opposition party.
Former Kaduna and Niger governors, Ahmed Markafi and Babangida Aliyu, respectively are also strong contenders for the plum job.
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Governor Umahi says he knew Uche Secondus would be removed as PDP chairman
Meanwhile, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has claimed that he had prior knowledge about the plots to remove Uche Secondus as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Umahi, who was a former governor on the platform of the PDP before he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), made the disclosure on Friday, September 3.
He said the challenges Secondus if facing is because he was naïve.
After 7-hour meeting, PDP governors reveal how APC will be defeated in 2023
Meanwhile, Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party says they are now working together for the opposition party to present a unified force in the 2023 general elections.
The chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, disclosed this on Wednesday night, September 8, after the forum's meeting held in Abuja.
Governor Tambuwal said the closed-door meeting on the party’s forthcoming national convention, which started around 3pm and lasted about seven hours was very fruitful.
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