By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has clarified that it has not zoned its ticket for the November 16, 2024 Governorship election in Ondo State to any part or area of the State.
The party made the clarification against the backdrop of the claim in certain quarters that it has zoned its governorship ticket to the Southern Senatorial district of the State.
The leading opposition party, in a statement yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon Debo Ologunagba in Abuja, assured all intending Governorship aspirants and all members of the Party in Ondo State of a level playing ground in all Party nomination processes and activities.
The party further assured that the nomination process and activities leading to the Governorship election will be all-inclusive, free, fair and transparent.
According to the statement by Ologunagba, “ Preparatory to the November 16, 2024 Governorship election in Ondo State, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its meeting yesterday, Wednesday, March 6, 2024 thoroughly considered submissions at the meeting with critical stakeholders from Ondo State on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 and states as follows;
“The NWC commends the Party stakeholders from Ondo State for their openness and commitment towards the stability and success of the Party in the forthcoming Governorship election.
“The NWC clarifies that the Party has not zoned its ticket for the November 16, 2024 Governorship election in Ondo State to any part or area of the State.
“The NWC assures all intending Governorship aspirants and all members of the Party in Ondo State of a level playing ground in all Party nomination processes and activities leading to the November 16, 2024 Governorship election in accordance with the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017), the Electoral Act, 2022 and the Party Guideline for the Election.
“The NWC further assures that the nomination process and activities leading to the Governorship election will be all-inclusive, free, fair and transparent in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and the Party Guideline for the Election.
