The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday said the adoption of President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2011 presidential poll was to ensure justice and fairness.
Alhaji Rufai Alkali told newsmen in Abuja that the decision of the party was an interpretation of the provisions of the party constitution.

He said the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) took time to review the origin and essence of the zoning principle as enshrined in the PDP Constitution.

“This was done in view of historical antecedents and contemporary realities in order to ensure justice, equity and fairness,” Alkali said.

Alkali added that NEC observed that Jonathan, who is serving out the first four year term of the joint ticket with late President Umaru Yar’Adua, had the right to contest for the remaining four year term of their joint ticket in 2011.

“NEC, however, resolved that this would not exclude any other Nigerian from any part of the country from contesting the presidential primaries for the 2011 general elections,” he said.

On what becomes the outcome of the zoning arrangement of the party in 2015, Alkali said PDP would sit down to decide on that at the appropriate time.