President Goodluck Jonathan has been officially cleared to contest the 2015 elections on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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President Jonathan cleared to contest 2015 elections
The president went through the usual screening procedure of the PDP which is part of the process leading up to the primaries and ratification of political aspirants of the party.
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At the end of the exercise, Jonathan, who is now the party’s sole candidate after Abdujalil Balewa, the son of the late Nigerian Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, stepped down for him, received a screening certificate.
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