PDP Chairmanship Seat: 3 Ex-governors Confirm Interest as North Holds Strategic Meeting
As the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gets ready to hold its convention, three former governors and a serving national officer from the north have confirmed their interest in the chairmanship seat.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the four chairmanship hopefuls indicated interest on Thursday night, October 7, following a strategic meeting convened by the northern caucus of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC).
It was gathered that the northern caucus members of the organ quickly summoned a meeting to harmonise their positions.
The meeting was held at the Bauchi State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, where the caucus members resolved that all PDP members interested in positions should confirm their interest early Friday morning, October 8.
Names of those aspiring to be next chairman
The aspirants from the northeast and northwest geopolitical zones include former governor of Kaduna state, Senator Ahmed Maikarfi, former governor of Katsina state and lawyer, Ibrahim Shema.
Others are former governor of Gombe state, Dr Ibrahim Dankwambo and PDP deputy national chairman (north), Senator Suleiman Nazif.
In another report by ThisDay, northern elders in the opposition party have commenced a search for a suitable candidate to fill the position of the party’s national chairman.
The party chieftains have reportedly zeroed in on former Senate president, Senator David Mark, former governor of Katsina state, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema, and a former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido as potential candidates.
