Former ministers in the PDP are warning the leadership of the party to adhere to the wishes of its members in the zoning and other arrangements leading up to the convention.
This comes ahead of the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in May.
Addressing journalists after a meeting that lasted for about five hours in Abuja, the Chairman of the forum, Mr Tanimu Turaki, expressed concerns over arrangements for the convention including the zoning arrangements.
He warned that if the convention is not conducted credibly and zoning arrangements done to reflect the wishes of members, the party could head for serious crisis.
“We considered extensively and reaffirmed our earlier position regarding the leadership of the party on the principle that while the minority will have their say, the majority will quite understandably have their way.
“The forum reiterates its stand that the party’s leadership should conduct transparent and credible congresses and national convention.
“We have also recognized serious concerns over the arrangements and (are) unequivocal that should the convention not produce officers of the party that reflect the will of the people, it will portend continued disaster for the party in popular national elections,” he said.
On the issue of the reported zoning of the national chairmanship of the party to the northeast, he said that members of the forum who are also in the PDP Zoning Committee have revealed that no position has been zoned to any geopolitical zone yet.
