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Why we’re yet to zone presidential ticket – Adamu, APC chairman

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•PDP silent on zoning, clears 15, disqualifies 2 aspirants •I’ll respect PDP’s decision on zoning – Obi, Emmanuel •Bello, Nwajiuba, Umahi, Okorocha, Tinubu buy APC forms THE ruling All Progressives Congress, APC ; and main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ,   have kept Nigerians guessing on whether they would zone their presidential tickets or not.. While the National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, pointedly said his party has not taken a decision on the zoning, the PDP was silent, as its committee has screened no fewer than 17 aspirants drawn from across the country. The PDP screening committee led by former Senate President, David Mark, cleared 15 of the aspirants and disqualified two. The polity has been astir of recent over clamour for zoning. There are three schools of Thought on zoning, namely: Power-shift to the South; zoning the presidency to the South-East; and throwing the race open to all parts of the country. Ahead of the presidential primaries on...