The Digest:
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has stated that the PDP’s loss in the 2023 presidential election was a result of its failure to zone the presidential ticket to the South. He described the defeat as A Costly Lesson for the party.
Key Points:
- Governor Bala Mohammed says the PDP lost the 2023 election.
- The reason was the failure to zone the presidential ticket to the South.
- The decision led to an internal crisis among the G-5 governors led by Nyesom Wike.
- Wike, aggrieved by the decision, supported Tinubu, who won the election.
- Mohammed says the loss was a "learning process" for the party.
- To avoid a similar fallout, the PDP has now zoned its 2027 ticket to the South.
- The goal is to find a "strong" Southern candidate to challenge Tinubu.
The PDP learned A Costly Lesson from its 2023 defeat. By zoning the ticket to the South, the party hopes to unite its members and present a stronger challenge in 2027.
Sources: Channels Television, Governor Bala Mohammed
