Leading voices in the region have come out strongly in Jonathan’s support, and have asked him to ignore northern politicians who insist that the PDP’s power rotation arrangement be respected. Delta leaders point out that 2011 is the ‘minorities’ turn to govern the country after being sat upon by the larger ethnic groups since the end of colonial rule in 1960.
不过，尼日利亚的主流媒体都坚定地支持乔纳森，并要求他不要理会那些要求他遵守人民民主党党内轮流执政协定的北方派。而三角洲地区的首脑则指出，自1960年殖民统治结束开始，少数民族一直被多数民族排除在政权之外，2011年也该是“少数民族”主政的时候了。