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

Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, says the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the south is sacrifice for unity.

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.