“SOUTH GETS 2027: NDC ZONES TICKET SOUTH FOR ONE TERM, CLEARS RUNWAY FOR OBI”
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–PARTY locks North into ‘wait-and-hold’ position, throws 2027 race wide open
Key Issues:
1. NDC Zones 2027 Presidential Ticket To The South For One Term
_”The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has thrown the 2027 race wide open by zoning its presidential ticket to the South for a single four-year term, a move that instantly puts Peter Obi and other southern aspirants in play.”_
_”Under the arrangement, the South gets the ticket for 2027 only. Once that four-year term ends, the ticket automatically shifts back to the North.”_
2. Decision Adopted Unanimously At National Convention
_”The decision came at the party’s national convention on Saturday after a motion by Rep. Afam Victor Ogene of Anambra’s Ogbaru constituency. Delegates adopted it without dissent.”_
3. Move Ends Months Of Backroom Jostling Over Standard-Bearer
_”The zoning formula settles months of backroom jostling inside the NDC over where the party should field its standard-bearer. By locking the North into a wait-and-hold position, the convention has effectively cleared the runway for southern heavyweights to move.”
4. Green Light For Obi And Other Southern Aspirants
_”For Obi, the former Anambra governor who ran in 2023, the resolution removes the biggest structural hurdle to picking up the NDC’s form. Other southern aspirants now have the same green light to purchase and process nomination forms.”
Party leaders framed the deal as a balance between regional equity and political strategy ahead of 2027. Critics inside the party will watch whether the “automatic” handoff to the North holds once the race gets hot.
For now, the South has its window. The question is who walks through it first
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