People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) to five years in prison. The party is a moderate advocate of state-autonomy and religious freedom for the Nigerian provinces. In the year 2000 the introduction of Islamic law in some states in Northern Nigeria triggered sectarian violence in Kaduna and Abia states. The PDP-led federal government refused to bow to pressure from the southern, predominantly Christian states to repeal the law, and instead opted for a compromise where Islamic law would only apply to Muslims. In the 2015 elections, the incumbent president and PDP presidential nominee, Goodluck Jonathan, was defeated by General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress
Jonathan S. Conklin Jonathan S. Conklin Jonathan Stratton Conklin (October 18, 1770 East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York - June 20, 1839 East Hampton, Suffolk Co., NY) was an American politician from New York. He was the son of Nathaniel Conklin (ca. 1736-1788) and Mehitable (Stratton) Conklin (ca. 1740-1784). On November 13, 1799, he married Phebe P. Stratton. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Suffolk Co.) in 1811 and 1814. He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) from 1830 to 1834, sitting in the 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th and 57th New York State Legislatures.