What Is Really At Stake In 2015- President Jonathan Presidential Campaign Recieved A Boost Of N21b cash donors.

Who are the moneybags who at the weekend donated N21.7billion to President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign fund?
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is yet to unveil the identities of the donors whom are sectoral and individual donors. Besides, governors, whose states are yet to pay two months’ salaries, donated huge cash at the Presidential Villa.

The chairman of the occasion, Mr. Tunde Ayeni, donated N2 billion.
He said N1bn was from him and his partner, and another N1bn from  their friends. He did not name them.
Players in the Oil and Gas sector announced a donation of N5bn; those in Real Estate and Building donated N4bn; Transport and Aviation, N1bn; Food and Agriculture, N500m; Power, N500m; Construction, N310m; Road Construction, N250m; National Automative Association, N450m; and Shelter Development Limited, N250m.
The Chairman of the fundraiser committee, Prof. Jerry Gana, said his friends and associates in the power sector were donating N5bn.
The PDP Governors Forum shelled out N1.05billion.
Bauchi State Governor Isa Yuguda, who spoke on behalf of the PDP governors, said each 21 of them would donate N50m.
The SIFAX Group announced N100m. PDP stakeholders in Rivers State supported Jonathan’s bid with N50m.

The 15 states on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission donated N15million.
Legal luminary Chief Niyi Akintola (SAN) lamented that political leaders had elevated next year’s elections over and above the collective survival of the country.
In his view, it is disheartening that the ruling party could raise N21billion when many state governments cannot pay workers.
Akintola stressed: “My own concern is the way we elevate politics over and above the economy and security. Nigerians are suffering in millions. People are not living well. The standard of living has fallen. Twenty-four states cannot pay salaries. They are begging workers to be patient. Yet, some people contributed N21 b. This amount can pay the salaries of workers in many states.
“They should have human face. We are preparing for elections. We are not concerned about the existence of Nigerians.”

Comrade Obi Ochije, Anambra State Co-ordinator of Transform Nigeria Movement said: “The donation is a bad thing for democracy in the country. If people in power and their contractor friends could donate such amount for a sitting president, what example are they showing to the so-called leaders of tomorrow? These are people who are looking for contracts to execute and are wasting resources meant for you and I, and they want us to be clapping for them. We cannot clap for them. They say a good turn deserves another but Jonathan do not deserve the votes of the masses.