An announcement is expected to be made today by the 37-member zoning committee of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, on the resolution of the zoning arrangement of the party for the 2023 presidency.
As a result, presidential aspirants have embarked on consultations and networking to ensure that the committee’s decision would be favourable to them.
A source close to one of the aspirants told Daily Trust, “We are waiting for the outcome of the committee, but that will not stop us from our consultations. It is a continuous process. No matter what the committee decides, we will see after that.
“But for now we are carrying on with our normal activities. We know the committee has the interest of the party at heart. They will do the right thing.”
Asked about their expectations, the spokesman to former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Paul Ibe, said they hope the committee will come up with a resolution that will lead the party to victory.
Another party source close to one of the aspirants working for the emergence of a consensus candidate told Daily Trust, “We cannot really say anything now until the committee comes out with its resolution.
“We don’t want to overreach ourselves; we are already working on the consensus arrangement. Anything the party comes out with we will take it from there.”