Zoning PDP presidential ticket to south sacrifice for unity, says Bala Mohammed

On Monday, the PDP national executive committee (NEC), the
party’s highest decision-making organ, threw the contest for the presidential
ticket to the south, while keeping the chairmanship position in the north.

The zoning arrangement effectively shuts out Mohammed and
other northern PDP figures reportedly nursing presidential aspirations.

Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Bauchi, Mohammed
said politics should be driven by unity, not personal interest.

“I am very satisfied with the resolution because I am part
and parcel of it, from the arrangement, strategy, and delivery,” he said.

“We have taken an all-inclusive decision to hold our
convention in Ibadan, Oyo state, on November 15, and another NEC meeting on
October 15.

“We also agreed to maintain the existing zoning arrangement
for party offices and to zone the presidential ticket to the south in order to
promote sanity, understanding, and unity.

“Politics is not about self-interest. It is about
actualisation within the framework of party decisions, manifesto and national
progress.

“Everything is predicated on sacrifice, not self-interest.
We must live and let live.”

Mohammed said party members must respect one another and
remember that power comes from God.