Micro-zoning in North-West: Makarfi’s alleged 2019 presidential bid unsettles PDP

CRISIS appears to be brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the North-West, where the Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the party, Senator Ahmed Makafi, hails from, over alleged moves to impose some persons as national officers ahead of the National Convention.

It was gathered that the party in the region had zoned the position of the National Secretary to Kaduna and Katsina States while the position of National Woman Leader was zoned to Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States.

Makarfi, it was learnt, has allegedly influenced the micro-zoning of the National Secretary to Katsina State, leaving Kaduna out of the contest because of his 2019 presidential ambition and his alleged plan to ensure that elected NWC members are supportive of the bid.

A source told Vanguard that Makarfi, who comes from Makarfi local government area of Kaduna State with an aspirant for the position of National Secretary, who is also a former National Organising Secretary of the PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha, may not be comfortable with Mustapha’s emergence over the perceived notion that if he (Mustapha) emerges, it would affect his 2019 presidential ambition.
Vanguard, November 12, 2017

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