We have not zoned Presidential ticket yet – APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked rumours that it has zoned its 2023 presidential ticket to the South-East, saying there is not truth in the stories that has been circulating in the media.

The viral report that the party had zoned the presidential ticket to the South, the Vice Presidential position to the North and other key positions to other geo-political zones, had gain grounds on Tuesday with many believing the viral reports.

In a statement on Wednesday by Mamman Mohammed, the Director General, Press and Media Affairs to Mai Mala Buni, the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the APC, the party said there was no iota of truth in the reports, as it had not zoned its presidential ticket to any region.

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Buni, is the Governor of Yobe State, said that a decision on zoning of the party’s tickets will only be taken at the convention of the party coming up in February.

“The attention of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Yobe State and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has been drawn to media publications with purported zoning of offices allegedly announced by him,” the statement reads.

“His Excellency has, in clear and unambiguous terms, denied the said list, saying, it is false, baseless, unfounded, misleading and has nothing to do with him.

“The Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Committee, said the party has not taken any decision at any fora on anything relating to zoning of offices.

“The publication is just a figment of the author’s imagination that has nothing to do with the Chairman and the party. The public is hereby urged to disregard the purported list as it is misleading and completely false.

“Governor Buni urged the press to resist unverified stories and rumours, and to always verify all issues related to the party assuring that the doors of the party are always open.”