Jonathan intends to run in the October presidential primaries for PDP . Jonathan was vice president under late President Yar'Adua . Yar'Adua 's death upset `` zoning '' rules , under which power rotates every eight years between regions . The new constitution requires that a candidate must be from one of those four states and win at least 50 percent of the vote nationally.
Jonathan intends to run in the October presidential primaries for PDP . Jonathan was vice president under late President Yar'Adua . Yar'Adua 's death upset `` zoning '' rules , under which power rotates every eight years between regions . Jonathan is from the south ; Yar'Adua is from the north .