Nigeria: U.S. - Zoning is PDP Affair Says the Country Has a Lot to Celebrate At 50

29 September 2010

Abuja/Lagos — The United States has said the issue of zoning, which is currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is purely the party's affair while noting that it has a natural rotation system in its politics to encourage inclusion on all levels.

US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Jonnie Carson, speaking from Washington via teleconferencing to newsmen in Lagos and Abuja yesterday, added that Nigeria has a lot to celebrate at its Golden Jubilee celebrations, especially as the country has managed to stay united despite its turbulent political history and civil war.

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