2027: Zoning stirs tension in PDP
*Opposition’s prospects brighten as INEC recognises David Mark-led ADC *Jonathan, Kwankwaso deepen negotiations Confusion over micro-zoning of key offices in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has unsettled members and heightened internal tensions as the party struggles to agree on how to share leadership positions, ahead of its November national convention and the 2027 general polls. Indeed, the party is facing internal tensions after stakeholders in Lagos and Osun states rejected it’s zoning formula and declared support for business leader, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, as their preferred presidential candidate. Meanwhile, prospects of coalition-backed African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the build-up to the 2027 general elections brightened, yesterday, with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s, official recognition of former Senate President, Senator David Mark, as national chairman of the party. The recognition, after a period of intense dispute and procedural delays t...