15th February, 2022
By Sani Idris
A group, Coalition of Saraki Advocates (COSA), Kaduna State Chapter, has supported the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on its plan not to zone the 2023 presidential election to any of the six geo-political zones.
Yasir Kamal, the State Coordinator of COSA stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna.
He said the PDP’s decision not to zone the presidency would give former Senate President, Dr Bukola Sarak an edge over other candidates in the party who are rooting for the same seat in 2023.
“We are totally in support of the PDP chairman’s decision on not zoning to contest primaries in the party and we believe it will give Saraki an edge to win the party’s presidential candidacy,” he said.
Kamal argued that the North-Central Zone deserved a shot at the presidency.
“Despite the immense sacrifice made by people of the zone to build the PDP, restore and sustain democracy since 1999, no one from the zone has been considered for the job,” he said.
Meanwhile, he called on the leadership of the PDP in the North-West to put their differences aside and work toward what would benefit the party.
“We are all PDP members, what they should think about is the party first before personal interests to promote it to secure victory in the 2023 presidential election,” he advised.
NAN