Nigeria’s ruling party wants Jonathan as president

Published September 18, 2014 7:19pm ET



ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s ruling party says President Goodluck Jonathan is its candidate for February 2015 elections.

Jonathan has been criticized for a 5-year-old Islamic uprising and the government’s failure to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic extremists.

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