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I Never Spent 2tr Naira On Reelection Bid ---jonathan by Truth24(m): 11:50pm On Apr 19, 2015
The Presidency has denied in strongest terms
claims that it spent a breathtaking N2 trillion on the
national elections as reported by a national daily.
Speaking through a statement issued on Sunday by
Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to President
Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, the
Presidency stressed that there was no iota of truth
in the report; pointing out that the budget for the
nation was N4 trillion and it was thus impossible to
spend half of it on elections!
The full statement reads: “The front-page story of
the Sunday Punch of April 19 alleging that the
Presidency spent a whopping N2 trillion on the 2015
General elections, and that a Committee of Five has
been set up by President Jonathan to conduct an
audit on how the funds were disbursed by party
members and state officials is mischievous, false
and embarrassing.
“The President has not set up any committee as
alleged in that story. It is also not true that the
Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party used
state funds, or spent N2 trillion during the
campaigns. The innuendoes are wrong-headed; the
motives behind the story are suspicious.
“The story alleges, for example, that the Presidency
spent N2trillion on elections and embarked on a
money-sharing spree to party members, support
groups and state officials. The authors of the story
and their self-appointed megaphones further
insinuate that public funds were deployed in this
regard. Their allegation of a theft of public funds is
extremely malicious.
“How much is the budget of the Federal
Government of Nigeria? The annual budget of the
Federal Government is a little over N4 trillion. The
story is practically suggesting that half of the
federal budget was spent on elections. This kind of
reckless insinuation is meant to incite the public
and instigate national crisis.
“With FAAC having to do everything possible every
month to ensure disbursements and with the
Federal Government heavily committed to the war
against terror in the North East, where is the
alleged N2 trillion from the Federal purse? President
Jonathan and the People’s Democratic Party
conducted the 2015 elections in strict accordance
with the rule of law. The suggestion of any unlawful
conduct cannot be sustained under any
circumstances.
“President Jonathan has done his best to protect
and strengthen democracy and promote peace. He
justly deserves all the accolades that he has
received from both Nigerians and the international
community for this. Certain persons and interest
groups may not be happy that his profile has further
risen and that his legacy is assured; but they do
their country gross disservice when they act so
unpatriotically.
“Anyone who is engaged in imposing a crisis on the
country by any means is not being fair to Nigeria.
We can only appeal to the public to be wary of such
reckless tactics now on display, which form the
substance of an odd, malicious campaign after the
elections.
“We are particularly worried that since the March
28 and April 11 elections, some persons have
continued to work very hard to diminish the
Jonathan Presidency. They need to be reminded
that the time for politics is over; it is now time to
focus on the in-coming government, with emphasis
on national development and moving the country
forward.” newtelegraphonline.com/i-never-spent-n2trn-on-re-election-bid-jonathan/
newtelegraphonline.com/i-never-spent-n2trn-on-re-election-bid-jonathan/
Re: I Never Spent 2tr Naira On Reelection Bid ---jonathan by dhorlipizzu(m): 11:52pm On Apr 19, 2015
According to FELA "Observation no be crime" make I see where this PDP movie go end....
Re: I Never Spent 2tr Naira On Reelection Bid ---jonathan by Disneyboy: 11:53pm On Apr 19, 2015
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Re: I Never Spent 2tr Naira On Reelection Bid ---jonathan by Truth24(m): 12:04am On Apr 20, 2015
Mmmmmmm
Re: I Never Spent 2tr Naira On Reelection Bid ---jonathan by superstar1(m): 12:07am On Apr 20, 2015
OK. We don hear.

We can only believe if you tell us the exact amount of tax payers money wasted on your bid.

1 naira less 2 trillion is still less than 2 trillion. You might not have spent 2trillion, but you could have spent 1 naira less 2 trillion.

If he was confident that the amount is not embracing, he would have stated the exact amount spent.
Re: I Never Spent 2tr Naira On Reelection Bid ---jonathan by Nobody: 12:56am On Apr 20, 2015
from the start I knew this was a lie...and coming from APC camp

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Re: I Never Spent 2tr Naira On Reelection Bid ---jonathan by AmucheJane(f): 1:12am On Apr 20, 2015
APC can lie

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