2023 Presidency: Why South south Will Not Win PDP Ticket-Tambuwal

In what appeared a repudiation of the zoning arrangement, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has told the leadership and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to choose between zoning of its presidential ticket and winning the election. The governor, who is eyeing the presidential ticket of the PDP, also said that the South south zone cannot win the presidency in 2023. Tambuwal’s position appeared a veiled response to the insistence by Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike, that the PDP presidential ticket be zoned to the South south region. Tambuwal spoke in Abuja on Tuesday, March 22, during a meeting with former principal officers of the National Assembly. The meeting was in continuation of his consultative engagements to garner support for his aspiration.

Meanwhile,Governor Aminu Tambuwal has advised Nigerians against voting for any candidate older than 60 years in the 2023 presidential election. Mr Tambuwal, who is 56 years old, has declared his bid to run in that election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).