Adamawa PDP Kicks Against ‘Zoning Formula’

The Adamawa People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has kicked against the zoning formula adopted in the party.

A group under the aegis of “major stakeholders” of PDP had on Tuesday proposed a zoning formula to the state’s caretaker committee.

The zoning formula proposed for ward, local government and state levels was reportedly adopted by the committee ahead of the party’s congresses on Saturday.

But some other stakeholders, who took to the streets to protest on Thursday, said they would not accept the zoning formula as it was unilaterally done.

The protesters were led by a former governorship aspirant of the state, Dr. Umar Ardo.

“If they call themselves major stakeholders, we that are protesting today before you are the foot soldiers and mobilizers,” Ardo told the Caretaker Committee Chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Imam.

“They are made up of former governors, ambassadors and senators while on our side we have former house of assembly members, council chairmen and councillors; without us the party is going nowhere.

“What they did is an act of insubordination to the party. We want the party leadership to discountenance this indiscipline and take serious action on it.

“We have two clear options and we are keeping it close to our chest and we will do it if they don’t do what is right,” he said.

The Caretaker Committee Chairman reacted by saying, “we encourage consensus but where there is no consensus, we will go for election.”

“I assure all party members of justice and fairness. My research has showed me that Adamawa is a PDP state, we need to unite to take over the state back to PDP,” Imam said.