The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday, August 25th, zoned its presidential ticket to the South while retaining the existing National Working Committee (NWC) zoning arrangement ahead of its November elective convention.
The decision was taken at the party’s 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Monday at the national headquarters in Abuja.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, while speaking to journalists after the meeting said the decision followed the presentation of the zoning committee’s report, chaired by Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri.
Ologunagba stated, “NEC recommended that the North and South should retain their current NWC positions. NEC also resolved that since the National Chairman of the party is zoned to the North, the PDP 2027 Presidential ticket is hereby zoned to the South.”
The publicity secretary added that the NEC expressed satisfaction with preparations for the party’s national convention scheduled for November 15–16 in Ibadan, Oyo State.
According to him, the convention will be a crucial step in strengthening the PDP ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The National Executive Committee (NEC) also confirmed Ambassador Iliya Damagum as the new National Chairman of the party.
His appointment, which was announced during the meeting, comes after several months of interim leadership following the departure of former Chairman Iyorchia Ayu.
The NEC meeting, which began at 2 PM, focused on deliberating the proposals from the zoning committee and discussing preparations for the upcoming convention in November.
