The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria
has ratified the choice of President Goodluck
Jonathan as the party’s presidential candidate in
the presidential election that will hold on February
14, 2015.
President Jonathan was ratified at the National
Convention of the PDP that was held on
Wednesday at the Eagles Square in Abuja, the
nation’s capital.
He polled 2,812 ‘YES’ votes to get the needed
support from the party in a result that was
announced in the early hours of Thursday.
In his acceptance speech, President Jonathan
accepted the nomination as the PDP presidential
candidate, assuring his supporters and Nigerians
that he will not let them down.
He also announced Vice President Namadi
Sambo as his running mate in the election,
promising that the 2015 elections will hold in all
the 36 states of the Federation.
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