President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said he had received a total of
N100.5m donations and pledges from persons, groups and communities who offered
to assist him to pay for the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential nomination
fee
The PDP’s Presidential Nomination Fee is N20m and its Expression of
Interest Form is N2m, making a total of N22m.
Jonathan said he would pick the nomination form on Thursday (today).
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben
Abati, the President thanked all Nigerians who he said had been urging him to
seek re-election based on his administration’s achievement in the last four
years.
The statement read in part, “President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will
tomorrow, Thursday, October 30 pick up the PDP nomination form for the 2015
Presidential elections.
“President Jonathan thanks all Nigerians, members of the PDP, friends,
associates, and all groups who in sincere appreciation of the achievements of
the administration in the last four years, have been urging him to seek a
second term in office.
“President Jonathan is greatly encouraged by the overwhelming outpouring
of goodwill and support, as well as the confidence of the generality of
Nigerians in his ability to continue to transform the country for the good of
its entire people.
“The President is also grateful to all the persons, groups and
communities who have sent donations, and made pledges to assist him to pay the
required N22m for the PDP Presidential Nomination Fee and Expression of
Interest Form.”
Abati said 36 groups and communities donated to the
buy-form-for-Jonathan fund.
According to the breakdown of the donations and pledges received by the
President, the highest donors are the PDP Governors’ Forum and the
Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria that donated N22m each.
Jonathan assured the donors that he would continue to do his best to
justify the confidence they reposed in his leadership.
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