Zoning has ‘killed’ Abia – SDP chairman, Nwosu

The Abia state chairman of the Social Democratic Party,SDP, Hon. Chidi Nwosu, has stated that the party will not adhere to the Abia charter of equity in choosing its governorship candidate for the upcoming 2019 elections.

He said, the party will not zone its governorship slot to any particular senatorial zones in the state, stressing that only credible aspirants will fly the SDP flags.

The Abia charter of equity was made by the founding fathers of the state to ensure the governorship seat rotates among the three senatorial districts in Abia state.

Nwosu who spoke with a Media source in a chat on Wednesday morning, also stated that the agreement had hindered the growth and development of the state.

According to the former Abia lawmaker, “Abia is in a great search for salvation. The charter of Equity has doomed Abia. It has raised mediocre in leadership. And that is what has kept Abia state down.”

” Abia State is the least developed state in Nigeria, compared to the volume of resources that is before us, from both the Internally Generated Revenues and from federal derivation.

“Notwithstanding, we are till the least developed state in the federation. So, there is no zoning in SDP. We are not going to zone any elective position to any particular senatorial zone in Abia.”

The SDP chairman, however, restated the resolve of the state leadership of the party to ensure a fair playing ground in the forthcoming primary elections.

He said that the party will field credible candidates, no matter the senatorial zone in all elective positions in the upcoming 2019 general elections.