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Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West, on Tuesday, insisted that the presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections must emerge from the southern states.
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The position of the leaders was contained in a communiqué issued after a meeting of the South West extended zonal caucus of the party held at the government house, Agodi, Ibadan.
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At the meeting were Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and three former governors from the zone – Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti), Olagunsoye Oyinlola (Osun) and Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo).
Others were the national vice chairman of the party, Taofeek Arapaja; Bode George, Ekiti former deputy governor, Olusola Eleka and Sen. Francis Fadahunsi from Osun.
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Reading the communiqué, Chief Soji Adagunodo, explained that the South West zone of the party was in support of the Southern Governors’ Forum that the next president of the country should come from the South.
Adagunodo further stated that the party resolved that all its members in the zone should work towards winning the forthcoming offseason governorship elections in Osun and Ekiti states.
“We also resolved that the unity of the South West is a non-negotiable issue. To this end, we demand that all dispute resolution mechanisms should be on the front burner.
“The zone is desirous of fairness, justice and equity in the distribution of federal positions and appointments.
“We will support all efforts geared towards national cohesion through equitable distribution of federal positions and appointments among the geopolitical zones of the country,” the communiqué read.
