Obi-Kwankwaso party, NDC, zones presidency to South, adopts single-term power rotation

Obi-Kwankwaso party, NDC, zones presidency to South, adopts single-term power rotation

 

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria and adopted a single four-year term arrangement aimed at strengthening regional power rotation ahead of the next general election.

The landmark resolution was approved by delegates during the party’s National Convention following a motion moved by Afam Victor Ogene, the lawmaker representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency of Anambra State in the House of Representatives.

Under the arrangement endorsed by the convention, the party’s presidential candidate for 2027 must emerge from the South and would serve only a single four-year term if elected.

The party also resolved that after the completion of the four-year tenure, its presidential ticket would automatically return to Northern Nigeria as part of a broader zoning and power-sharing understanding within the NDC.

 

The decision is widely seen as a major boost for former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, and other southern aspirants interested in contesting the party’s presidential primaries.

 

Obi recently joined the NDC alongside former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, fueling growing speculation that both politicians could play prominent roles in the party’s 2027 presidential calculations.

With the zoning formula now settled, attention is expected to shift to the party’s primaries as southern contenders prepare to purchase nomination forms and intensify consultations ahead of the 2027 presidential race.