Zardari starts assessing performance of PPP legislators
President Asif Ali Zardari.—File Photo
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari is reported to be evaluating the performance of members of national and provincial assemblies belonging to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) from Sindh in order to decide whether or not to award party tickets to them in the next general election.
Mr Zardari, who is also co-chairperson of the PPP, held separate meetings with lawmakers and party leaders from each district.
Sources said the president asked the lawmakers about development projects completed and in progress in their constituencies.
He also looked into the number of votes they had polled in the last two general elections and that of their rivals. He questioned them about the number of voters and fresh enrolments in their constituencies.
The sources said the exercise would continue till the announcement of election schedule, expected in March.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, according to the sources, attended the meetings. They said the new PPP chief needed to adopt a pragmatic approach for getting rid of seniors and introducing young people.
The sources said that 60 to 70 per cent of sitting lawmakers might be replaced by new faces.
The current lawmakers had been given party tickets by Benazir Bhutto and she was assassinated when the election process was mid-way and most of them returned to the assemblies under a sympathy wave.
But, the analysts point out, this time people would cast their votes on the performance and credibility of the candidates.
The PPP Sindh chapter is reportedly working on a schedule for a mass contact campaign in each district to prepare lists of potential candidates.
What could a dude such is him could understand and do.
Does this mean we could have a really shot at fair elections this time? :p
Who in his right mind will vote for ppp ?
President Sahib, please look in the mirror
Better late than never!!
So, you are still hopeful , i guess it’s true when that say that”some people never learn”.
PPP needs New faces for the CM Sindh, CM Baluchistan and their own Finance Minister.
Just those? What about Zardari and others?
PPP will lose its seat from Dera Ismail Khan because its member did nothing for the constituency.
What about Zardari and others?