PLATEAU 2023 GOVERNORSHIP RACE: PDP ZONES TICKET TO CENTRAL ZONE, PKK LOBBIES, POINTS AT SEN. DARIYE, PROF. TYODEN

By: Frank Agbai,

The race for the forthcoming 2023 general elections has commenced with Political Parties operating in the country strategically zoning political office to strongholds based on historical agreements and arrangements.

Although most of these alleged agreements and arrangement are largely unwritten, they seem to be respected by party faithful.

The Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has also joined other chapters to zone its political offices especially the governorship ticket.

The chapter has decided after a long deliberation in its secretariat yesterday, Saturday, the 9^th of April, 2022, to zone the governorship ticket to the Central Senatorial Zone of the State.

Although this did not come as a surprise to political watchers in the state, with is in the minds of pundits is where the ticket would finally land in the zone, as the zone has the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam and Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituencies.

However, in a swift move, the people of PKK within the PDP, have going into lobbying mode, and giving reasons why they should produce the next Chief Executive of the state.

The Stakeholders from PKK in the PDP are currently campaigning for a Microzone of the ticket to PKK on the grounds that, “There is no doubt, this is the turn of PKK to produce the governor because, Mangu/ Bokkos have done it before. As Stakeholders and Delegates in the coming election, we must do the needful.

“If Mwaghavul people believe it’s because they have the majority in the Central zone, they may have been misleading themselves, as they are not more populated than the Ngas people.

“The Federal Constituency, which they belong to has produced Dariye and it’s only fair that, they respect the others for peace and stability.

“If we can all agree that, our northern Aspirants shelve their ambitions to support the Central zone, then it follows that PKK should be supported by all”.

“There must be give and take to reflect the mood of the state. We have very strong contenders in PKK for the seat too! Therefore, there is no way we will give the governorship ticket to the Federal Constituency that has produced a governor and is presently holding on to the Deputy Governorship position in the state. It will not be fair, truly speaking!

TO BE CONTINUED….