President Goodluck Jonathan last night received
N21 billion for his re-election campaign from the Peoples’ Democratic Party Fund
Raising Dinner held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja
Some of the donors include businessmen, multinational
organisations, governors and individuals.
Mr. Tunde Ayeni who chaired the occasion started with
a donation of N2bn on behalf of himself and friends while the Bauchi State
Governor, Isa Yuguda, who spoke on behalf of the PDP governors, said 21
governors donated N50m each totalling N1.05billion.
Some of the donations are:
Oil and Gas sector,N5bn;
Transport and Aviation, N1bn;
Food and Agriculture, N500m;
Power, N500m;
Construction, N310m;
Road Construction, N250m;
Real Estate and Building, N4bn;
National Automotive Association, N450m; and
Shelter Development Limited, N250m.
Chairman of the fundraiser committee, Prof. Jerry Gana
who donated N5billion on behalf of himself and his friends, warned that the
2015 general elections would be keenly contested and urged the party not to
underestimate their opponents.
President Goodluck Jonathan in a brief remark thanked
the donors and pledged that the fund raised would be judiciously utilised.
The sum raised yesterday was apart from the pledges
made by anonymous donors.
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