Leaders of Ndigbo resident in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have confirmed that they were given money by President Goodluck Jonathan during his recent visit to the state to solicit for their support and votes.

Making this known is the former President of Ohaneze, Lagos State, and coordinator of Goodluck Jonathan Support Group, Dr Oliver Akabueze.

He said that the president solicited for their support and asked the leaders to mobilise Igbos in the state to vote for him.
He explained that the money received was not a bribe but campaign fund to mobilise the Igbos in the state to vote for the president who is seeking re-election.

Akabueze also stated that the president donated a luxury bus for his campaign and that the bus must be fuelled and a driver must be employed to drive the bus around the state during the campaign for Jonathan.

Though he declined to disclose the amount of money the president gave them in Lagos, sources said it runs into billions of naira.

Investigation revealed that the manner the money was shared has divided the leaders. Some of the leaders are grumbling because some got more money than the others.

P.M.NEWS learnt from one of the leaders that while some got N500,000, others were given N300,000 and N100,000 respectively.

Some of the leaders who spoke to our reporter but did not want their names mentioned, said the money has caused division as some of the leaders who felt shortchanged said they will not campaign for Jonathan, saying those who got more money should go ahead and campaign for the President.

Last week President Jonathan spent five days in Lagos during which he held series of meetings with various ethnic and socio-cultural groups and their leaders to seek their support for his re-election.

During his stay, he reportedly doled out billions of naira to the groups, though his media aide, Reuben Abati, denied that the president gave out money to any group.
http://saharareporters.com/2015/02/27/jonathan-gave-us-money—lagos-igbo-leader

Ya papa deh among people weh collect? video or I don't believe, as far its from sahara pls dis shld not make front page.

You see Jonathan, giving money to Ibos'elders' will not stop your sorry asss from getting kicked... if I were you, I'll renovate kirikiri maximum prison...

Give igbo guy money and ask him to go and bring his. Father head...b4 u knw it...he will bring d dad's head and d mums head as. jara..

Fashola has been vindicated!

Cash & carry politics can't leave some people at the detriment of infrastructural development.
Jonathan distributed dollars in Lagos - Fashola, the governor has been vindicated.

Money and Politics

PDP playing money politics since 1999

Politics has never been free anywhere in the world. Money always exchanges hands. So this is not news

So?? That won't stop him from winning buhari....

Its called strategy and gej is a good strategist

He's calm but can woop buhari's ass anyday....

#BelieveinGej&J.K

We not to be told we new already . That will be your divident of democracy for the nest four year do not complain if nothing is done in your region

Fashola was right after all. In a period when the naira is getting weaker against the dollar, our president is going around spending billions of dollars for re-election and thereby putting unnecessary pressure on the naira. How then will the naira recover?

If Nigerians refuse to vote out this clueless and corrupt guy once and for all this year, we may never get the opportunity again to reset this country on to the part of prosperity.

We know now!

P.M.NEWS learnt from one of the leaders that while some got N500,000, others were given N300,000 and N100,000 respectively.

Very pathetic people (giver and taker)

Like you will believe it even if you are a party to it. You have denied all the videos and pictures posted so far, so

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Ya papa deh among people weh collect? video or I don't believe, as far its from sahara pls dis shld not make front page.

Sahara reporters doing what they are known for.. Propaganda.. Mtcheew

VooDoo Politics, GEJ Styleee.

He gave u money, so forking what?