National chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Raymond Dokpesi, yesterday said the party did not zone the position to the South-West part of the country, but to the South.
Similarly, he said the presidency slot of the party had been zoned to the North. Dokpesi stated this yesterday while speaking with newsmen in Nasarawa, Nasarawa State.
“I think the media are helping in confusing the matter regarding the national chairmanship position of our party, the PDP, as there was no time that the leadership of the party at the national level zoned the chairmanship position to anybody.
“The chairman of the caretaker committee made it clear that as the presidency was zoned to the three geo-political zones in the North for the 2019 general elections, so was the national chairmanship zoned to the three geo-political zones in the South.
“That is the position that will be sustained and maintained up till the convention in Port Harcourt. “I am contesting for this chairmanship position so as to unite all members of the party, so that the party can come out stronger and victorious in 2019,” he said.
Dokpesi said PDP was the only party that would provide support as well as make Nigeria’s economy stable and great. He urged Nigerians to support the party for the overall development of the country.
“I believe the PDP is the only party that can provide support, really deal with the challenges of unity and stability of the country as the past PDP successive government kept the country together.”
