The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has zoned the forthcoming governorship election to the southern zone of the state.
The spokesperson of the state PDP, Kennedy Peretei said the idea of a southern candidate is in line with the current political trend and it would be unwise to rise against the tide.
“We have held several meetings at different levels where the idea of zoning to the south was discussed, but on Friday we decided to brief other levels of the party leadership on the present situation.
“We are aware that the party constitution does not categorically provide for zoning. However, we know that to decide otherwise would be going against the tide,” Mr Peretei said.
The PDP stated that APC already had a governor from the south who would be contesting in the coming election, noting that it was only pragmatic for the party to go southwards.
“If you look at what is going on, you will realize that the feeling is that the next governor should come from the south, and we need to brief the stakeholders on this so they don’t start reading it on the pages of newspapers and the social media,” Mr Peretei added.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated the gubernatorial election in the state for 16 November 2024 therefore political parties are expected to conclude their primaries between 7 and 27 April and submit the names of their candidates between 29 April and 20 May.
However, the party says the actual number of contenders will be known when they begin to pick the expression of interest forms next week.
Follow us on social media
