2023 Presidency: Fate Of Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal, Others Hang In Balance As PDP NEC Is Set To Decide On Zoning
- In no time, the PDP will decide what zone to get the presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general elections
- The PDP national caucus is currently in a meeting before the NEC will convene to deliberate on the issue
- The meeting is to be held in the Benue State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro as it is hosted by Governor Samuel Ortom
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Makurdi, Benue - Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its National Caucus are said to be holding a crucial meeting in a joint session in Abuja.
The Wednesday, May 11, meeting precludes the scheduled gathering of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the PDP, Tribune reports.
Source: Twitter
The meeting is being held at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro.
As part of the agenda, the meeting will address the controversial issue of zoning the party's presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general elections.
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It is expected that NEC will take a decision on the matter today and disclose which zone in the country will get the PDP's ticket.
2023 presidency: PDP’s youngest aspirant sues party over N40m nomination fee
Meanwhile, the youngest presidential aspirant of the PDP, Ayoola Falola had filed a lawsuit against the party, the chairman, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Ayoola who is seeking to be the flag bearer of the party at the 2023 presidential polls filed the suit on Tuesday, May 10 at the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo state.
In his suit, the 35-year-old is seeking to nullify the processes of the party’s primary elections in a lead-up to the 2023 general elections.
As gathered by Legit.ng, Ayoola stipulated that the PDP does not have the statutory right to issue guidelines requesting for payment of nomination and expression of interest forms from the claimant or any other member aspiring to contest for a public office in the forthcoming general elections.
In his suit, he made references to sections of the newly enacted Electoral Act of 2023 in sections 84(3), 65, 66,106, 107, 131, 137, 177, 187, 224, 224, and 15(2) seeking that the court should declare the process null and void.
Source: Legit.ng
