A Folks’s Democratic Party (PDP) group in Ondo State has described the zoning of the occasion’s presidential ticket to the southern a part of the nation as unacceptable.
The group below the auspices of Gbenga Hassim Solidarity Motion (GHSM) stated the zoning association introduced by the occasion’s management would rob the nation of certified and competent folks to manipulate.
In an announcement signed by the Director of Media and Publicity, Hon. Adekunle Onaopemipo, the zoning association is laughable, undemocratic, and unacceptable to nearly all of the members of the occasion.
Onaepemipo stated the GHSM condemned in robust phrases the deliberate try by some highly effective people throughout the occasion who’re taking part in the position of undertaker despatched to bury the occasion forward of the final election 2027.
The group faulted the choice of the Nationwide Government Committee (NEC) of the PDP to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, describing it as a deliberate constitutional breach aimed toward foisting a weak candidate on the occasion.
His phrases, “It’s a deliberate technique to shut out candidates from the Northern extraction from the race, significantly Dr. Gbenga Hashim, realizing absolutely properly that he has constructed a formidable construction throughout the states and a community of supporters throughout the nooks and crannies of Nigeria. He’s well-known, properly educated, skilled, and above all, can’t be purchased”.
The GHSM warned that shutting the door in opposition to very outstanding aspirants reminiscent of Dr. Gbenga Hashim could not solely jeopardise the occasion’s probabilities in 2027, however might additionally lead the occasion to not have a Presidential candidate due to potential disqualification by the courtroom of competent jurisdiction.
The group opined that the PDP NEC lacks the authorized authority to limit elective places of work to any area, as this contravenes the availability of the PDP structure and the structure of Nigeria, which doesn’t help any type of discrimination in opposition to any citizen based mostly on ethnicity, creed, faith, intercourse, or political opinion.
The spokesperson of the group stated that an try to compensate the Yorubas for the unjust annulment of the June 12, 1993, Presidential Election, which finally led to the dying of the winner of the stated election, Bashorun M.Ok.O. Abiola, in 1999, the PDP didn’t zone its presidential ticket to the South.
Onaepemipo stated aspirants from throughout the nation, together with Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, and Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, contested the 1999 presidential ticket of the occasion freely.
Onaopemipo said that zoning ought to be extra of an ethical persuasion and never legally binding on both political occasion or any of its aspirants.
His phrases, “The motion thereby referred to as on the NEC of PDP to shortly reverse the choice to zone the Presidential ticket to the South to avert ensuing authorized motion.
“In the identical vein, we name on all our members to stay centered, calm, and resolute of their help for Dr. Gbenga Hashim within the 2027 presidential race.”
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