Nigeria, Sept. 2 -- Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, have demanded that the party's national chairmanship be zoned to the North-central as part of their conditions to participate in the party's forthcoming national convention.

The members, operating under the platform of Eminent Leaders and Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP, met in Abuja on Monday night and released their demands in a communique read by former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday.

They said while they agreed with the recommendations of the zoning committee adopted by the National Executive Committee (NEC) that the position of the national chairman should remain in the ...