2023 Presidency: PDP may determine APC’s decision on Zoning

Findings by Caracal Reports have revealed that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is carefully studying its major opposition, Peoples Democratic Party to decide on the zone that will produce its 2023 presidential candidate.

APC which appeared to have been struck by a crisis over the zoning arrangement is currently in a dilemma as the party’s stalwarts from various zones are in serious disagreement over the matter.

But the leadership of the party which is keen on retaining the presidency in 2023 is considering the best option irrespective of the zone that produces the president.

Though major calls by the party’s supporters have pointed towards the South, the party is considering the available options that will help it to retain the presidency in 2023.

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Among the option in consideration is to allow PDP’s decision on zoning to inform the zone where the APC candidate will emerge from.

A party leader who spoke on anonymity condition told our correspondent that “With the situation of things, we have to be very careful on the decision concerning the zoning. As it is, zoning may not inform the final decision because what matters most is retaining the presidency in our party. If what will help this is to zone it back to the north, so be it, and if it is south, that will also be good. At the same time, we may also need to observe what happens in PDP before taking this vital decision.”

Meanwhile, another party leader said “Although from all indications, the next chairman will come from the North, that will not stop interested northerners from vying for the APC presidential ticket. We have competent aspirants in the North and the South. We have not made up our minds, but we will go for the best, who will help us retain the presidency in 2023.”

Also, an APC leader from the North stated all options were still on the table for the party.

 “If the chairman and the President come from the North, the worst the party can do is to give the chairman a political appointment and allow his deputy, who will be a southerner to step in. Also, we can retain the present arrangement by retaining a northern chairman and picking our presidential candidate from the south”, the party leader explained.