Politics

January 13, 2011

Where the votes will come from

*3,578 delegates for tomorrow’s PDP convention

A total of 3578 delegates would be accredited as special and ad-hoc delegates to tomorrow’s national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The delegates include statutory delegates such as public office holders at the executive and legislative branches of government and ad-hoc national delegates elected during the recent congresses conducted by the party across the nation.

The Northwest zone has the highest number of delegates followed by the South-South even though Oyo State would be taking the highest delegation to the national convention.

States
North West Zone
Sokoto –  119
Katsina – 111
Zamfara – 130
Jigawa – 133
Kano – 154
Kaduna – 120
Kebbi – 106
Total – 719

North East Zone
Yobe – 66
Borno – 62
Gombe – 75
Bauchi – 103
Adamawa – 100
Taraba – 88
Total – 494

North Central Zone
Niger – 113
Kwara – 90
FCT – 23
Kogi – 103
Nasarawa – 78
Benue – 115
Plateau – 85
Total – 607

South East Zone
Abia – 96
Enugu – 95
Imo – 133
Ebonyi – 79
Anambra – 94
Total – 497

South West Zone
Oyo – 160
Osun – 129
Ogun – 106
Ondo – 78
Lagos – 71
Ekiti – 78
Total – 622

South South Zone
Edo – 84
Bayelsa – 65
Cross River – 98
Rivers – 126
Akwa Ibom – 139
Delta – 127
Total – 639

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