The Peoples Democratic Party zoning committee says it will present a unanimous decision to its national executive committee (NEC).

The committee chairman, Governor Samuel Ortom, disclosed this after the committee’s meeting at the Benue governor’s lodge on Tuesday in Abuja.

Mr Ortom, who did not disclose the committee’s zoning decision and when it will be submitted, said the outcome was agreed by 37 committee members.

“We have just finished our meeting after we rose from our meeting last week. Today we decided that we will meet, and by the grace of God, we have unanimously adopted a position that will be sent to the NEC of our party that appointed us,” explained the Benue governor. “The good news for our teaming supporters of the PDP and Nigerians is that we have resolved, and every one of us, the 37 members, unanimously adopted the position that we are going to present to NEC.”

Meanwhile, a hint on the committee’s recommendations revealed that the committee recommended that the party’s presidential ticket be thrown open.

According to a source, the committee recommended that “zoning, as in our party constitution, is affirmed. In spite of (1) above, ticket is thrown open, this time around due to exigency of time our party is encouraged to always make the issue of zoning very clear at least six months before sales of forms.”

The source added, “Our party should commend the efforts of some of our contestants on the issue of consensus candidacy; the efforts should be seen to a peaceful and logical.” 

Present at the meeting were Governors Darius Ishaku of Taraba, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu; ex-Governors Ahmed Makarfi (Kaduna), Boni Haruna (Adamawa), Ibrahim Shema (Katsina) and Sule Lamido (Jigawa).

Others were former Information Minister Jerry Gana, erstwhile Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations Tanimu Turaki and chairman of the PDP Disciplinary Committee, Tom Ikimi.

(NAN)