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President Jonathan has not formally said that he would stand as a candidate in next year’s election, although he has told southern governors that he would.

Dokpesi said he had made it clear that it would be a bad idea if Mr. Jonathan were to stand as a candidate.

“Let me say that I had personally written and have met with President Jonathan on several occasions to tell him, and to state emphatically, that it may constitutionally right, but it is morally wrong, and it is against the constitution of the party, which he belongs to,” Dokpesi said.

He said, if Jonathan runs, it would violate the zoning understanding between the northern and southern members of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP).