{"id":51636,"date":"2016-07-27T00:24:18","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T23:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=51636"},"modified":"2016-07-27T00:24:18","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T23:24:18","slug":"pdp-zones-presidency-north-party-chairman-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/pdp-zones-presidency-north-party-chairman-south\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP Zones Presidency To The North, Party Chairman To The South"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>The PDP National zoning Committee has recommended that all positions\r\nshould be keenly contested for among the major zones they are zoned to in\r\norder to open the space and allow for full participation of members;\r\n\r\nThe Committee further recommended that the Chairmanship of the Party be\r\nZoned to the Southern zones bearing in mind that the Presidential Ticket\r\nof the Party for 2019 was zoned to the Northern zones as approved by the\r\nNational Convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday, May 21,\r\n2016;\r\n\r\nThese are contained in the Report Of The 2016 Pdp National Zoning\r\nCommittee Presented To The National Caretaker Committee On Tuesday July\r\n26, 2016\r\n\r\nREAD FULL REPORT BELOW:\r\n\r\nReport Of The 2016 Pdp National Zoning Committee Presented To The National\r\nCaretaker Committee On Tuesday July 26, 2016\r\n\r\nPursuant to Section 2 (d) and (e) on the Preamble of the PDP Constitution\r\n(As Amended in 2012) regarding equitable distribution of offices across\r\nthe wards, local government areas, states and zones of the Federation, the\r\nExpanded National Caucus of the Party held on the 14th of July, 2016 at\r\nYar'Adua Center, Abuja, mandated the National Caretaker Committee led by\r\nH.E. Senator Ahmed Makarfi, CON to constitute a zoning committee to zone\r\nthe positions ahead of the forthcoming National Convention slated for\r\nWednesday, August 17, 2016 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; bearing in mind\r\nthat the last National Convention approved the Zoning of Presidency in\r\n2019 to the North.\r\n\r\nIn compliance with the directive, an 88-member National Zoning Committee\r\nwas constituted and Inaugurated on Friday, July 22, 2016 at Yar'Adua\r\nCenter, Abuja having H.E. Engr. David Umahi Nweze, the Executive Governor\r\nof Ebonyi State as the Chairman, H. E. Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwanbo,\r\nthe Executive Governor of Gombe State as Co-Chairman and the former\r\nGovernor of Benue State, H. E. Rt. Hon. Gabriel Suswam as Secretary,\r\nrespectively. At the Inauguration, both Chairman and Co-Chairman were ably\r\nrepresented by their Deputies. The Committee was given one week to deliver\r\nits report.\r\n\r\nAfter the Inauguration, the Committee met briefly at the Venue and agreed\r\nto reconvene on Monday July 25, 2016 at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja by\r\n6:00 Pm.\r\n\r\nThe Meeting\r\n\r\nThe Meeting which began at 6:58 PM with a Muslim Prayer said by the former\r\nGovernor of Katsina State, H.E. Ibrahim Shehu Shema was presided over by\r\nthe Chairman, H. E. Engr. David Umahi Nweze with the Co-Chairman, H. E.\r\nAlhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, and the Secretary of the Committee, H. E.\r\nRt. Hon. Gabriel Suswam present. Also present were: Senator Ibrahim Mantu,\r\nformer Deputy Senate President, Professor Jerry Gana, Senator Adolphus\r\nWabara, former Senate President, former Governors and other members of the\r\nCommittee.\r\n\r\nThe Chairman while making his opening remarks charged members on the need\r\nto approach the assignment with an open mind considering its importance to\r\nthe progress of the Party.\r\n\r\nAs a guide, the Committee considered earlier zoning arrangements in the\r\nParty since its inception to date, and equally examined previous\r\nhappenings in the Party in respect of restrictions to equal participation\r\nof members. Consequently, it desired a paradigm shift from the\r\nunsatisfactory practices within the Party operations. After robust\r\ndeliberations on proposals presented by members, the Committee proposed as\r\nfollows:\r\n\r\n1. That all positions should be keenly contested for among the major zones\r\nthey are zoned to in order to open the space and allow for full\r\nparticipation of members;\r\n\r\n2. That the Chairmanship of the Party be Zoned to the Southern zones\r\nbearing in mind that the Presidential Ticket of the Party for 2019 was\r\nzoned to the Northern zones as approved by the National Convention in Port\r\nHarcourt, Rivers State on Saturday, May 21, 2016;\r\n\r\n3. That the positions of Deputy National Chairman be returned to 1 &amp; 11.\r\n\r\n4. That the Six (6) National Vice Chairmen be included as members of the\r\nNational Working Committee (NWC);\r\n\r\n5. The Committee encouraged the Party to adopt a pattern of zoning by\r\nswitching positions from North to South and accordingly, we have\r\nrecommended as follows for 2016 Party elective positions:\r\n\r\n6. Positions Zoned to Northern Zones\r\n\r\na. Deputy National Chairman 2\r\n\r\nb. National Secretary\r\n\r\nc. National Financial Secretary\r\n\r\nd. National Publicity Secretary\r\n\r\ne. National Auditor\r\n\r\nf. National Woman Leader\r\n\r\ng. Deputy National Treasurer\r\n\r\nh. Deputy National Organizing Secretary\r\n\r\ni. Deputy National Youth Leader\r\n\r\nj. Deputy National Legal Adviser and\r\n\r\nk. Deputy National Secretary\r\n\r\n7. Positions Zoned to Southern Zones\r\n\r\na. National Chairman\r\n\r\nb. Deputy National Chairman 1\r\n\r\nc. National Treasurer\r\n\r\nd. National Legal Adviser\r\n\r\ne. National Youth Leader\r\n\r\nf. National Organizing Secretary\r\n\r\ng. Deputy National Publicity Secretary\r\n\r\nh. Deputy National Woman Leader\r\n\r\ni. Deputy National Auditor\r\n\r\nj. Deputy National Financial Secretary\r\n\r\nThe Committee concluded its meeting and adopted this Report and the\r\nminutes today Tuesday July 26, 2016.\r\n\r\nSIGNED:\r\n\r\n\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..\r\n\r\nH.E. Chief Engr. David Umahi Nweze H. E. Dr. Ibrahim Dankwambo, OON\r\n\r\nChairman Co-Chairman\r\n\r\n\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..\r\n\r\nH. E. Rt. Hon. 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