{"id":176077,"date":"2025-08-25T22:15:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/pdp-leadership-position-not-micro-zoned-bayelsa-gov-diri"},"modified":"2025-08-25T23:21:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T22:21:54","slug":"pdp-leadership-position-not-micro-zoned-bayelsa-gov-diri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/pdp-leadership-position-not-micro-zoned-bayelsa-gov-diri","title":{"rendered":"PDP leadership position not micro-zoned \u2013 Bayelsa Gov, Diri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Zoning Committee and Governor of Bayelsa State, Duoye Diri, says the party did not micro-zone its leadership positions.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Diri stated this on Monday, in Abuja while speaking to newsmen at the end of the PDP Zoning Committee meeting, held ahead of the party\u2019s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the focus was on zoning offices between the North and South ahead of the party\u2019s November 2025 National Elective Convention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve just concluded a meeting of the Zoning Committee, and we will be reporting our findings to the National Executive Committee, NEC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt that point, you will hear the decisions reached by this committee. For now, that\u2019s all I can share,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The governor further stated that the committee\u2019s responsibility was limited to zoning between the North and South, not micro-zoning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me clarify; this committee is not a micro-zoning committee. Our focus is on zoning offices to the North and South. I won\u2019t be making any further comments on that matter,\u201d he added.<\/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. Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Zoning Committee and Governor of Bayelsa State, Duoye Diri, says the party did not micro-zone its leadership positions. 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