By Dansu Peter
There were indications last night that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP might concede its vice presidential ticket to either the South-East or the South-South, News Punch learned reliably.
Besides, some leaders of the party are weighing options on who should get the slot of the Vice Presidential candidate of the party in 2019.
The party yesterday held it non-elective convention at Abuja where the tenure of it caretaker committee led by Alhaji Ahmed Makarfi was extended by four additional months
Some of those either purportedly interested or being tipped are Senate Deputy President Ike Ekweremadu; Senate Minority Leader Godswill Akpabio, Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers) and Ayo Fayose (Ekiti), and ex Cross Rivers State Governor Donald Duke.
It was learnt that while the VP slot will go to either the South-East or South-South, the South West might produce the National Chairman of the party in December when the tenure of the National Caretaker Committee, headed by Sen. Ahmed Makarfi is scheduled to end.
A party leader said: “It is settled that our presidential ticket is going to the North. We are looking to the South-South and the South-East to pick the running mate.
“Once we get the candidate from the North right, PDP will coast to victory in 2019. This time around, we are really being careful. We are thinking of working on the old formula of the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in zoning elected offices.
“Some of those on the cards are Ekweremadu, Akpabio, Governors Wike and Ayo Fayose, and ex-Governor Donald Duke.
“We may have more candidates by the time we hold our elective convention in December.”
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