Northern Youths Coalition Rejects PDP Zoning Arrangement

By Ayodele Oni

A coalition of Northern Youth Groups, under the Joint Action Committee of Northern Youth Associations (JACON), has accused the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of betraying the course of the North with the zoning of its Presidential Candidate to the South.

The coalition  rejected the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone its 2027 Presidential ticket to the South.

Speaking at a press conference in Kaduna on Tuesday, JACON’s Director of Media and Public Affairs, Ambassador Sanin Yaya, described the move as unjust and a betrayal of the North.

Yaya warned that the Party would face political consequences if it failed to reverse the decision.

He argued that the PDP’s zoning arrangement sidelined qualified northerners.

According to him, the region produced a president for only two and a half years under the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua during the party’s 16 years in power.

Yaya noted that the South held the office for more than 13 years.

He warned that the North would no longer serve as a political beast of burden for a party that only seeks its votes without offering leadership opportunities.

The coalition urged the PDP to zone the ticket to the North in 2027 and warned that northern voters would be mobilised against the party if the decision stood.

“The PDP has a long tradition of rotating its presidential ticket between the North and South in a power-sharing arrangement aimed at promoting balance and unity.”

The latest decision to shift the ticket to the South follows internal consultations by governors and party leaders.