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Its was a night of Naira rain saturday as President Goodluck Jonathan’s reelection fund raiser recorded over N21Billion from various donors who contributed to the campaign.
The donors range from businessmen, multinational organisations and individuals.
The sum raised yesterday was apart from the pledges made by some individuals as well as organisations that did not make their donations public.
In the midst of the donations however, a members of the Peoples Democratic Party and veteran Minister, Professor Jerry Gana warned the party leadership not to take the forth coming contest for granted as it would be a tough nut to crack.
The Peoples Democratic Party Fund Raising Dinner held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja had in attendance, the cream of the nation’s society.
Mr. Tunde Ayeni who chaired the session threw the event open with a donation of N2bn on behalf of himself and unnamed friends while the forum of governors under the aegis of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP donated N1.05billion.
The Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda, who spoke on behalf of the PDP governors, said each 21 of them would donate N50m each.
A break down of the donation as announced saturday Night indicated that donors in the Oil and Gas sector donated N5bn; Transport and Aviation, N1bn; Food and Agriculture, N500m; Power, N500m; Construction, N310m; Road Construction, N250m; those in Real Estate and Building donated N4bn; National Automative Association, N450m; and Shelter Development Limited, N250m.
Speaking at the occassion, The 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 National Chairman of the PDP, Adamu Mu’azu, in his speech reiterated that “Power and glory come from God” adding that ” those who have won should involve everybody in their campaigns in order to make them family campaigns”.
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