A federal high court sitting in
Abuja has been asked to stop the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) from fielding
President Goodluck Jonathan and his
deputy, Namadi Sambo as its presidential
and vice presidential candidates in the
2015 presidential elections, reports
ThisDay.

The plaintiffs, Mase Daphine Acho, Saeeq
Umar Sarki and Murtala Abubakar said
that Jonathan and Sambo were not
qualified to be elected president and vice
president of Nigeria respectively in the
next election.

The plaintiffs, who are lawyers, argued
that Jonathan and Sambo are barred by
the provisions of the constitution which
state that no person can stay in office of
the president and vice president beyond a
period of eight years.

They stated that Jonathan and Sambo had
held office for two terms recognised by
the 1999 constitution.

They stated that the first term was held
to conclude the un-expired term of the
late president, Umaru Musa Yar’adua
between the 6th May 2010 to 29th May
2011 while their the second term is still
being served from the 29th May 2011 to
29th May 2015.

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