{"id":174873,"date":"2025-08-18T22:14:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T21:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/presidential-ticket-were-under-pressure-to-zone-adc"},"modified":"2025-08-18T23:19:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T22:19:28","slug":"presidential-ticket-were-under-pressure-to-zone-adc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/presidential-ticket-were-under-pressure-to-zone-adc","title":{"rendered":"Presidential ticket: We\u2019re under pressure to zone \u2013 ADC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said it\u2019s under pressure to zone its presidential ticket in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>ADC\u2019s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Jackie Wayas, said the party\u2019s National Executive Committee, NEC, holds the final decision on zoning or rotation of the presidential ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Wayas also disclosed that the ADC is deliberating on either adopting zoning or open primary system in deciding its presidential flag bearer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a lot of pressure to zone and, at the same time, not to zone the presidential ticket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere can only be one presidential candidate on the ballot come 2027 from the ADC, and the final decision on zonal rotation or open competition will definitely come down to our internal party negotiation and NEC guidelines,\u201d she told Vanguard.<\/p>\n<p>Wayas said ADC\u2019s foremost priority is rescuing Nigeria from its present challenges and placing the nation\u2019s interest above all else.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said it\u2019s under pressure to zone its presidential ticket in 2027. ADC\u2019s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Jackie Wayas, said the party\u2019s National Executive Committee, NEC, holds the final decision on zoning or rotation of the presidential ticket. 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