President Goodluck
Jonathan’s reelection bid received a major boost on Saturday, as businessmen,
multinational organisations, interest groups and individuals donated the sum of
N21.27bn to support his campaign for the 2015 presidential election.
The naira rain was at
the Peoples Democratic Party Fund Raising Dinner held at the old Banquet Hall
of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The chairman of the
occasion, Mr. Tunde Ayeni, set the ball rolling, when he announced a donation
of N2bn.
He said the sum
consisted of N1bn donated by him and his partner, and another N1bn contributed
by their unnamed friends.
Players in the Oil and
Gas sector announced a donation of N5bn; those in Real Estate and Building
donated N4bn; Transport and Aviation, N1bn; Food and Agriculture, N500m; Power,
N500m; Construction, N310m; Road Construction, N250m; National Automative
Association, N450m; and Shelter Development Limited, N250m.
The Chairman of the
fundraiser committee, Prof. Jerry Gana, said his friends and associates in the
power sector were donating N5bn.
The PDP Governors Forum
announced a total donation of N1.05billion.
The Bauchi State
Governor, Isa Yuguda, who spoke on behalf of the PDP governors, said each 21 of
them would donate N50m each.
The SIFAX Group
announced N100m donation, while PDP stakeholders in Rivers State supported
Jonathan’s bid with N50m.
The 15 states on the
board of the Niger Delta Development Commission donated a total of N15million,
among other donations.
Several private
individuals also gave donations...
Most unfortunate!! People no longer care! Nigeria Federal Government is finally for sale! In no country in the world will persons or organizations especially business persons let billions go just for the fun of it. It is now obvious that the common men has to do all we can to ensure that Nigeria does not go to the highest bidder come 2015. Imagine where salary earners like Governors who had nothing when they were elected could stand up and announce donation of N50m in public without fear of prob. I weep for my Country Nigeria!
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