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Benue APC Disowns Zoning Moves Ahead of 2027 Elections

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:00:41 +0000

The Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted claims that it has approved or directed the commencement of zoning arrangements ahead of its primaries and the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Saturday, the State Publicity Secretary, Benedict Yawe, urged party stakeholders to suspend any zoning-related activities currently ongoing [...]

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Labour Party Rules Out Northern Presidential Candidate, Zones Ticket to South

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:09 +0000

The Labour Party has declared that it will not field a presidential candidate from the northern region, insisting that its ticket for the next general election has been zoned to the South. The party’s interim National Chairman, Nenadi Usman, made the disclosure on Tuesday while addressing journalists after a meeting between the Independent National Electoral [...]

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Zoning: Nigeria May Cease To Exist In 2023, Says Ohanaeze Youths

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 20:30:14 +0000

The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization has reacted angrily to the Northern governors rejection of power shift to Southern Nigeria in 2023. InfoStride News had reported that the governors during their meeting in Kaduna said the demand for a power shift to the South was unconstitutional and would not fly. The development [...]

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If You Love Nigeria, You Won’t Talk About Zoning Right Now – Tinubu

David Folami — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 20:02:37 +0000

APC leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said anybody that loves the country would not be speaking about zoning and succession plan for 2023 right now. Tinubu, who met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa recently, also said anyone discussing zoning of positions right now is simply restless and not focused [...]

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I Don’t Support Zoning Of National Chairman – Taoheed Adedoja

David Folami — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 13:09:21 +0000

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National chairmanship aspirant, Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, said if the position was zoned to a state, it would amount to indirect imposition of candidate. Adedoja told newsmen on Saturday in Abuja that the position should be made competitive for all aspirants to test their popularity and acceptability by the people. “If [...]

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Crisis Break Out In PDP Over Zoning Of Chairmanship

David Folami — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 23:31:01 +0000

Crisis has broken out in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the zoning of the party’s chairmanship position. According to reports, some chieftains of the party have vowed to hold a parallel convention if the position is zoned to the North-East. “We are aware of the intrigues going on but we will not allow that [...]

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Fayose Makes Case For S/West To Produce PDP Chair | #Nigeria

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:29:57 +0000

Outspoken Governor of Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has called for the zoning of the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party to the South-West. According to Fayose, it was the turn of the region to produce the party chairman since the presidency will be zoned to the North in the 2019 general elections. He [...]

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