The National Caretaker Committee Chairman of People's Democratic Party (PDP) have finally spoken on the bid of Governor Ayodele Fayose to vie for the Presidential ticket of the party, stressing that it was contrary to the decision of the party’s convention that zoned presidency to the North.
Makarfi stated this while addressing newsmen in Kaduna.
“He (Fayose) is on his own. What he is doing is not in compliance with the position of the party. The party’s position has not changed.
“The convention has zoned the presidency to the North and the chairmanship of the party to the South.”
Makarfi also dismissed speculation that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may be given an automatic ticket to contest the same position on the platform of the PDP if he finally decides to join the party before the 2019 general election.
Governor Ayodele Fayose had launched a bid to replace President Muhammadu Buhari come 2019 on the platform of the PDP, which is against the party's decision to zone the ticket to the North.