Zoning in PDP is an agreement by well respected elders of the party, and any attempt to change it at this critical period will not bode well for this country. Therefore, President Jonathan should please turn deaf ears to people who are calling on him to contest the 2011 election. I’m surprised by the PDP national chairman’s claim that zoning is no longer in the agenda of PDP. Was the chairman not aware when the agreement was made?
We all know that President Jonathan like any other Nigerian has the right to contest for any political office, but it shouldn’t be in this case under the platform of PDP because of that agreement. The southern part of the country were allowed to rule for eight years and its now turn for the northern part, and Yar’adua’s demise should not alter it until after 2015. I hold no brief for PDP to win, I’m only saying that the agreement of the party should be respected. But if President Jonathan must contest the presidential seat come 2011, he should decamp to another party and contest but not under the platform of PDP. Therefore, the hungry national chairman should know that there is no need to revisit zoning now.
