As preparations gets underway at the camp of different political parties in Nigeria for the 2015 general election, CEOAFRICA.com gathered that the newly registered All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning on zoning the vice presidency to the South-Eastern part of the country.

According to sources, the zoning of vice presidency to the South East is to break the stronghold of Peoples Democratic Party in the region, as well as the South-South zone.

A statement credited to a reliable APC member by a source said, “Our strategy is to pair a northern Moslem candidate with a Christian running mate from the South-east, as this will enable us capture votes from the north, South-east and parts of the South-south, which also boasts Igbo-speaking indigenes.

“By zoning the vice presidency to the south east, we would also be helping our brothers across the Niger (South-easterners) actualise their quest for the presidency, as the vice-president is just a heartbeat away from the president.

“Under the current zoning arrangement that the PDP is offering the South-east, people from the zone would have a slimmer chance of capturing the presidency in the foreseeable future.

“But with the vice presidency in their grasp, their dream will be easier to attain,” the statement reads.