{"id":21091,"date":"2022-04-25T07:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T07:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/?p=21091"},"modified":"2022-04-25T07:42:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T07:42:00","slug":"2023-elections-pdp-chieftain-warns-against-zoning-arrangement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/04\/25\/2023-elections-pdp-chieftain-warns-against-zoning-arrangement\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Elections: PDP chieftain warns against zoning arrangement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Abia State, Chief Charles Ogbonna, has insisted that zoning of the 2023 governorship slot to two senatorial districts portends doom for the party.<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party strangely zoned the slot to both Abia Central and North Senatorial Districts, simultaneously.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia, Ogbonna stated that the zoning arrangement would reverse the party\u2019s political fortunes in the state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">He said: \u201cThe zoning of the governorship by PDP has raised some undesirable dust in the state for sometime now.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u201cToday, PDP has become a house of commotion, where things are not working well.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u201cThe way things are going today, they will destroy the party. My fear is the consequence of such actions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u201cCalculating the voting pattern of Abia electorate, it means that the unexpected is going go happen.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u201cThe consequence will be for people to join the opposition.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u201cIn a situation, where somebody does what he likes, then the people will engage in protest votes during the elections.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">According to him, prominent members of PDP in the state, including the former Senate President, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, former NDDC Chairman, Chief Onyema Ugochukwu, and former Secretary to the State Government, Dr Eme Okoro, had separately spoken in favour of power shift to Abia north.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">Ogbonna, who claimed to have joined PDP in 1998, said, \u201cthe party belongs to all of us and I have greater stake than most of those behind the controversial zoning.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">He threatened that the intention behind the PDP zoning pattern to facilitate the emergence of Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu\u2019s kinsman from the Ngwa axis of Abia central would be sabotaged.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">He cautioned those supporting the emergence of another Ngwa man to succeed Ikpeazu to remember the true result of the 2015 governorship election and voting pattern across the various sections of the state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">The PDP chieftain, therefore, advised other political parties, especially the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/04\/23\/apc-may-reschedule-sale-of-forms\/\"><strong>All Progressives Congress<\/strong><\/a> and All Progressives Grand Alliance, to ensure they nominated their candidates from Abia north.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">He recalled that the governorship position in the state had rotated in sequence, beginning from Abia north in 1999 with former Gov. Orji Kalu.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u201cAfter Abia north, power shifted to Abia Central with Sen. Theodore Orji, and later, it went to Abia South Senatorial District.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u201cPower has rotated on the basis of senatorial districts in Abia as in other states and all the districts have enjoyed good relationship,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">He said that following the sequence, a meeting of the defunct Bende bloc \u201cinsisted that power must shift to Abia north, where it began in 1999\u201d.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">Ogbonna, a former Commissioner under Ikpeazu, said that Abia people were not happy with the present administration because of the appalling state of infrastructure.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">He said that the state lacks basic infrastructure and social amenities, arguing that Umuahia, the capital city, \u201clooks like a glorified village\u201d.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">He expressed worry that Ebonyi, which was carved out of Abia in 1991, \u201chas overtaken Abia\u201d, given its massive infrastructure development.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">According to him, those politicians paying solidarity visits to Ikpeazu are political jobbers, sychophants and praise-singers.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u201cThey are simply hungry and looking for patronage because there is no single project going on in Abia to warrant such visits,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">Ogbonna, who reportedly poured libation in his house, while praying that power would never go back to the Ngwa bloc, said the action was in line with his belief and conviction.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u201cI am a traditionalist and I believe in pouring libation. I believe in my ancestors and it has been working for me.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u201cI believe that the small, small gods do errands for the big God.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u201cLibation is a way of asking god to do something for me. It is left for it to do it or not.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u201cThis was not the first time I had poured libation. Libation is a way of life. It does not mean I do not go to Church,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">He further reacted to the backlash that greeted the action, saying: \u201cI did it when Okezie was contesting election to become governor in 2015, nobody protested and he won.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 17px\">\u00a0\u201cI also poured libation when the suit challenging his election got to the Supreme Court, yet nobody protested and he won,\u201d Ogbonna said.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Abia State, Chief Charles Ogbonna, has insisted that zoning of the 2023 governorship slot to two senatorial districts portends doom for the party. 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