The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that President Goodluck Jonathan has an inalienable right to contest the 2015 presidential election, saying that the party cannot afford to stay aloof when his eligibility to contest is being challenged.
The PDP stated this yesterday in its joinder application in a suit by a Port Harcourt-based lawyer and PDP card carrying member, Henry Amadi. The plaintiff is asking the court to stop Jonathan from participating as a candidate for the 2015 presidential election after his current tenure of office.
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