Jonathan receives N98.156m support for nomination form

President Goodluck Jonathan has announced the receipt of N98.165 million from Nigerians as support for the purchase of his nomination form for the 2015 presidential election.

The president also announced that he is picking the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) nomination form for the 2015 presidential election tomorrow.

The PDP had earlier given an ultimatum that all intending aspirants on the party’s platform should declare their stand on or before October 30.

Briefing journalists at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, presidential spokesman, Rueben Abati, said the president thanked 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”.

He added that 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 all of its 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 N22 million for the PDP presidential nomination fee and expression of interest form”, he said.

Abati added that the president acknowledges and accepts with immense gratitude the donations and pledges that he has received from a broad section of Nigerians.

Some of the donations made include N22 million from the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN); PDP governors, N22 million; Kennedy Ikenna Odoeme, N5, 000; Ezemagu Sunday Nnamdi, N10, 000.

Others include Ogbia LGA Stakeholders, Bayelsa State, N5 million; Otuoke Community Stakeholders, N2 million; Brass LGA Stakeholders, Bayelsa State, N50, 000; Bayelsa State PDP Stakeholders, N5 million; Northern Youths Forum, N2 million; Central Market Traders Union, Kaduna State, N1 million; PDP Stakeholders, Zaria LGA, N500, 000; PDP Stakeholders, Yobe State, N500, 000; PDP Stakeholders, Kaduna State, N2 million; Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, N5 million; The Goodluck Support Group, Gombe State, N1 million; Adamawa State PDP Stakeholders, N3 million; Ebonyi State PDP Stakeholders, N2 million; Kogi State PDP Stakeholders, N5 million; Rivers State PDP Stakeholders, N5 million; The 2015 Project, N1 million; Team Goodluck, Ondo North Senatorial District, N5 million; Middle Belt PDP Women Support Group for GEJ 2015, N500, 000; King David Generation Foundation, Jos, N200, 000; Behwong Weneng Yere Duk, Jos, N200,000; Redemption 3 Youth Organisation, Plateau State, N500, 000; Plateau State Indigenes Association, Abuja, N300,000; Gombe Youth United for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan 2015, N500, 000; Gombe Youth Vanguard for PDP, N500, 000; Yamahu/Deba Goodluck Support Group, N200, 000; Coalition of Gombe Support Groups for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, N2 million; Hinna Youth Coalition for Goodluck, N500, 000; Nigerian Women Pray for Jonathan, N1 million; National Association of Widows, N100, 000; National Council of Women Societies, N500, 000; Female members of the PDP board of trustees, N500,000; Joint Association of Persons with Disabilities, N100,000; National Association of Market Women, N500, 000 and the Community Awareness and Development Network, N1 million.

The president assured the donors that he will continue to do his utmost best at all times to fully justify the great confidence they have placed in his leadership.

ELIZABETH ARCHIBONG