Nigeria's Ruling Party Picks Jonathan as Presidential Candidate

Author:
wochit
Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
10 December 2014
Tags:
Nigeria, Governance

Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party nominated incumbent Goodluck Jonathan as their candidate for the February 2015 presidential elections in the early hours on Thursday, local live TV showed. The PDP presidential primaries, held in the capital Abuja, were no contest as the party's board had already approved Jonathan as the sole candidate.†â€

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