PDP To Pick Olisa Metuh’s Successor From Southwest Geo-Political Zone

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned the position of national publicity secretary to the southwest.

This means that Olisa Metuh, the current spokesman who is from the southeast, will be replaced by a candidate from the southwest.

On Thursday, the national executive committee (NEC) of the party received a report containing the proposed zoning arrangements – ahead of its convention on May 21 – from Emmanuel Udom, governor of Akwa Ibom state, who chaired the zoning committee.

According to a communiqué issued after the NEC meeting in Abuja, the northeast will retain the position of national chairman while the south-south will retain that of the deputy national chairman.

The position of national secretary has been zoned to the southwest and that of the national legal adviser to northwest.

Also, the office of national treasurer has been zoned to the south-south, that of the national financial secretary to the north-central, and that of the national auditor to the southwest.

In addition, the northwest takes the position of national woman leader while the southeast takes the slot of national youth leader.

The new executive of the party will emerge at its convention on May 21.