President Goodluck Jonathan’s reelection bid
received a major boost on Saturday as
businessmen, multinational organisations,
interest groups and individuals donated
N21.27 billion 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, Tunde Ayeni,
set the ball rolling, when he announced a
donation of N2 billion.
Ayeni said the sum consisted of N1 billion
donated by him and his partner and another
N1 billion contributed by their unnamed
friends.
Players in the Oil and Gas sector announced a
donation of N5 billion; those in Real Estate
and Building donated N4 billion; Transport
and Aviation, N1 billion; Food and Agriculture,
N500 million; Power, N500 million;
Construction, N310 million; Road
Construction, N250 million; National
Automative Association, N450 million; and
Shelter Development Limited, N250 million.
The Chairman of the fundraiser committee,
Prof. Jerry Gana, said his friends and
associates in the power sector were
donating N5 billion.
The PDP Governors Forum announced a total
donation of N1.05 billion.
The Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda, who
spoke on behalf of the PDP governors, said
each of the 21 of them would donate N50
million each.
The SIFAX Group announced N100 million
donation, while PDP stakeholders in Rivers
State supported Jonathan’s bid with N50
million.
The 15 states on the board of the Niger Delta
Development Commission donated a total of
N15 million, among other donations.
Several private individuals also gave
donations.
Joseph Makoju, representative of the Chief
Fund Raiser and Chairman of Dangote Group,
Aliko Dangote, said his principal, who was
outside the country, did not leave a mandate.
Makoju, however, promised that as soon as
Dangote returned to the country, he would
personally see the National Chairman of the
PDP, Adamu Mu’Azu, to offer his support.
Makoju assured those at the event that his
principal would justify his position as the
Chief Fund Raiser with his donation.
Donation pledge forms were made available
to guests at the event for personal donations.
Jonathan, in his remarks, described Saturday
as a special day, due to the fundraiser.
He thanked the donors, while assuring them
that the funds would not be wasted or
misused.
“I thank everyone who made donation
tonight,” said Jonathan.
The President stated that the money was for
the PDP, stressing that the amounted
generated would help to run the PDP better.
‘2015 elections will be competitive’
Gana admitted that the 2015 general
elections would be keenly contested.
He warned the leadership of the party, which
has President Goodluck Jonathan as its
presidential candidate, not to underestimate
their opponents.
Gana, a former Minister of Information, said
the coming elections would be competitive
because it is going to be more of a two-party
contest.
He said: “Therefore, the PDP must not take
things for granted. We must campaign very
well. We must not underestimate the
opponent. Because we have been in power
for 16 years, we are at a disadvantage. We
need to spread the message of our
achievements diligently.
“The campaign should be issues-driven. While
the other side will be talking of theory, we
shall be showing what we have done.”
Gana, also, warned the party’s leaders to
ensure that PDP candidates at all levels are
good ones.
He stated that serious work must be done in
states where the party primaries had caused
rancour among members.
He also warned the leaders against the
imposition of unpopular candidates.
Mu’azu seals fate of losers at primaries
The National Chairman of the PDP, Adamu
Mu’azu, sealed the fate of aspirants who lost
at the party’s primaries at all levels.
Mu’azu said: “Power and glory come from
God and nobody else. Those who have won
should involve everybody in their campaigns
in order to make them family campaigns.
“For the losers, I pray for you that God will
answer you at a later date. Join us to
campaign for all our candidates at all levels to
have success.”

Money no be problem

dangota didnt donate ??
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.hmm i smell trouble