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2023 Presidency: Mass defection looms in South East PDP

November 15, 2020

2023 Presidency: Mass defection looms in South East PDP

Zone to reject VP slot

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja

Ahead of the 2023 Presidential elections, some prominent leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from South East geopolitical zone have threatened to dump the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, if the presidential ticket was not ceded to the zone.

The PDP leaders also vowed not to take vice presidential position from the party, saying that anyone from the zone that accepts vice presidential ticket will be tagged as an enemy of the zone.

back link building services=0></a></div><p>A former governor from the zone who spoke to Vanguard on condition of anonymity said that South East has been faithful to the PDP since 1998 despite what happened to the late former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekweme at the convention in Jo’s.</p><h2>READ ALSO: <span><strong><a href=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/11/lagos-east-by-election-pdp-urges-inec-to-ensure-only-qualified-people-vote/ >Lagos East by-election: PDP urges INEC to ensure only qualified people vote</a></strong></span><br/></h2><p>According to him, “If the PDP refuses to zone the 2023 Presidential ticket to the South East, we will be left with no other option than to leave the party.</p><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'> <a href=https://www.adhang.com/guest-posting-services/ ><img class=lazy src=

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