Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have voted for the zoning of the party chairmanship to the north, indicating that the presidential ticket may go to the south.
The decision was made at a meeting of the PDP Governors held on Wednesday at the Akwa Ibom Governor’s residence in Abuja where the Governors voted 9-3 in favour of the north.
Three northern Governors — Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Adamu Fintiri (Adamawa) and Darius Ishaku (Taraba) — voted for the chairmanship to be zoned to the south.
Only one northern Governor, Samuel Ortom (Benue), voted for the chairmanship to go to the north.
Sokoto State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, did not vote as he presided over the meeting.
The other PDP Governors who voted in favour of northern chairmanship are: Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), and Douye Diri (Bayelsa).
The meeting resolved to pass the resolution of the Governors to the zoning committee of the national convention scheduled to take place on October 30 and 31 in Abuja.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has yet to decide on its own ticket.
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