THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that all aspirants who have the intention to contest under the party’s mandate in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election are free to buy the presidential ticket of the party.
This information was disclosed by the 37-person zoning committee of the party after a meeting on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro Abuja.
According to reports, the committee threw open the ticket time constraints and the affirmation of zoning according to the party’s constitution.
The document that contains this declaration reads, “Recommendations of PDP Zoning Committee
“1. Zoning, as in our party constitution, is affirmed.
“2. In spite of (1) above, (the) ticket is thrown open, this time around due to exigency of the time.
“3. Our party is encouraged to always make the issue of zoning very clear at least 6 months before sales of forms.
“4. Our party should commend the efforts of some of our contestants on the issue of consensus candidacy; the efforts should be seen to a peaceful and logical conclusion.”
It should be recalled that Atiku Abubakar, former Vice-President of Nigeria, had earlier acquired the presidential candidacy form for #40 million.
