A fresh political crisis is brewing within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Joint Action Committee of Northern Youth Associations (JACON) has outrightly rejected the party’s decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna on Tuesday, JACON described the move as unjust, undemocratic, and a betrayal of the North’s long-standing loyalty to the PDP.
According to the group, the decision amounted to political marginalization, warning that it could have “grave consequences” for the party in the next general election.
“It is undeniable historical fact that the North was shortchanged during PDP’s 16 years in power. While the South dominated the presidency for over a decade, the North barely had two and a half years.
To now zone the ticket back to the South in 2027 is a deliberate attempt to permanently sideline the region,” the group declared. JACON argued that fairness and equity demanded that the PDP return its presidential ticket to the North, stressing that the region deserves the chance to complete its own share of leadership.
“The North can no longer continue to be the political beast of burden for a party that only uses its votes but denies it leadership. If this injustice is not corrected, we will mobilize our entire structures to respond appropriately at the polls,” the statement added.
The press statement was signed by Ambassador Sanin Yaya, JACON’s Director of Media and Public Affairs.