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Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by onatisi(m): 4:16pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
APC governors reduce financial support We depend on people’s donations, says organisation The campaign organisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has been hit by a cash crisis following the dwindling fortunes of states under the party’s control. It was learnt at the weekend that the APC states, like other states of the federation, are badly affected by the volatility in the global oil market that has reduced the distributable funds from the Federation Account among the three tiers of government. This, one of the party’s governors confided in New Telegraph, has made them to reorder their priorities. According to the governor, he and his colleagues have been forced to cut down on their financial support to Buhari because besides their contractual obligations to civil servants and funding of capital projects going on in their respective states, some of them are battling re-election while others have funding of the campaigns of their anointed successors to contend with. Unlike Buhari who as at last week has garnered N54 million in donations from a cross-section of Nigerians, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, President Goodluck Jonathan, has a heavy war chest. Jonathan at a fund raiser last weekend, had grossed over N21 billion for his re- election bid with the donors including 21 PDP governors who donated N50 million each to the president’s campaign fund. The source, however, added that given the challenges before them, the APC governors have chosen to focus on their respective states rather than Buhari’s presidential campaign. He said: “The current revenue fortunes of the states call for cautious spending on the part of any governor. Gone are the days when it was easy for any governor to commit himself to several other things; but when you look at what is on ground, especially when several states could not even pay salaries, how do you expect such states to think about funding a presidential campaign? “It is absolutely impossible because each of us is either focusing on reelection, or in the case of those leaving, the issue of funding the would-be successor is very important too; so which one do you pick?” However, the Buhari Campaign Organisation, has dismissed fears that the precarious financial state of the party’s governors will hurt the candidate’s vote-seeking, adding that it is in a bid to avoid such a scenario that made Buhari right from the outset to solicit donations from ordinary Nigerians. The Director of Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign, Mr. Dele Alake, said the call for public funding of the party’s presidential campaign was to ensure that Nigerians owned the incoming government even before it is elected. “I think the Nigerian media needs to put more perspective and perhaps, try as much as possible to be analytical in this regard. Let us take the United States for example; did the Democrats or the Democratic governors have any issue about funding before the current president, Barack Obama, resorted to the idea of public donors to fund his campaign? No! “The idea is to engender more public and mass participation in government and governance even before the man is elected so that they can be part of it when it finally berths; this without doubt, is the best way to enshrine an all- inclusive government that will work for the common good of the people rather than for the good of a select few who sit in the comfort of their chosen points to manipulate the nation to the disadvantage of the common man. “I urge you to ignore such suggestions because such are sheer evidence of negativism aimed at discouraging the ordinary Nigerian whose one naira is a tool for change in Nigeria,” Alake added. However, it was learnt that while money might not be Jonathan’s headache, his campaign is facing a threat due to the emergence of new battleground states. A source in the president’s campaign organisation expressed worry that even though the incumbent would win the 2015 election, “there are likely to be lost grounds arising from the emergence of new battleground states.” He listed the battleground states as Kebbi, Kaduna and Zamfara (North- West); Benue, Kwara and Plateau (North-Central) as well as Lagos and Ogun in the South-West. But he cited Zamfara as the ‘safest state’ in the North- West where Jonathan’s posters and presidential campaign materials are “freely distributed without any fear.” “Truly, to say that there is no problem is to ignore the reality on ground. If you want my objective assessment of the situation as it now stands, I can say that although we stand a good chance to win the presidential election in 2015, there are indeed some states that we have lost due to internal wrangling and disputes across the nation. “And taking you through a zone-by-zone analysis as being studied by campaign strategists, I can say that in the North- West, PDP has a 30-70 ratio to the advantage of the APC; 50-50 in Zamfara, 50- 50 in Kebbi, 40-60 in Kano, 50-50 in Kaduna, 60-40 in Jigawa and 30-70 in Katsina. “In the North-Central, we can confidently place it at 60-40 in Kogi, 50-50 in Kwara, 50-50 in Niger, 60- 40 in Nasarawa, 50-50 in Benue and 70-30 in Plateau. “For the North-East, we place it at 30 for PDP and 70 for APC, same for Gombe, 40-60 in Borno and Yobe, 60- 40 in Adamawa and 70-30 in Taraba. “In the South- West, while Lagos and Ogun are 50-50; Ondo, Ekiti and Oyo are for PDP; but Osun is APC. But the situation is better in the South-East and South-South where the PDP will hold sway,” he added. He explained that in Rivers State, for instance, there are indications that while most people are in support of Governor Chibuike Amaechi for the governorship election, a many of them are most likely to vote for Jonathan. The source attributed the emergence of swing states to the festering leadership crisis in the PDP in most states of the federation. According to him, the PDP may lose about three million votes due to internal wrangling in its fold; and this means that Jonathan will garner a minimum of 17 million votes as against the 21 million and 22 million votes recorded by the PDP in the 2007 and 2011 presidential elections respectively. newtelegraphonline.com/cash-crunch-hits-buharis-campaign/ 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by topcube(m): 4:20pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
Either, they donated $21Billion to Jonathan or donated just 54 thousand Naira to Buhari, Buhari will win 2015 presidential election, mark my word. That's how I told some people sometime ago that, Fayose will win in Ekiti and Aregbesola in Osun State, they didn't believe me. you don't have to be a soothsayer/prophet to tell what Nigerians are asking for. Just look around you, hear what people are saying, gather the momemtum together and you will know GMB is awaiting President of FRN come 2015. Even PEG/GEJ, Okupe, Asari, Akpabio, Oilthieves etc knew, that's why they are afraid & running eta scatter now. Abeg, make I sing Singing 2Face song ..another year as come, and they want my vote once more, oh, NO oh, oh. E be like say they want to tel me another story again... Mind you, I dislike how politics are practice in Nigeria, yet as for me and my entire Christian house, will we vote For General Muhammadu Buhari come Feb. 2014. God Bless Nigeria God Bless GMB God Bless NL God Bless Me God Bless You 30 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by holatin(m): 4:23pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
if he steal like stealing is not corruption, he wount Ve monetary problem 7 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by Brandomg: 4:25pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
Una don dey talk how una go riggam ba? Make una try am make we see! 2 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by SeverusSnape(m): 4:26pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
OKAY!...But where's Amaechi when you need him 4 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by NgeneUkwenu(f): 4:33pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
PDP just dey deceive themselves jonathan cannot get up to 12 million votes except he embarks on a massive rigging which will ultimately lead to a stalemate!! 18 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by FastShipping: 4:34pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
But some nitwit claimed Amaechi gave him 30 billion, 33 billion, 27 billion, and 18 billon naira. Some even claimed Tinubu has spent 10s of billions belonging to Lagos on Buhari campaign. Buhari is not a corrupt man. He is not willing to let any rich man fund him so he won't be an hostage to any rich man. There is rumor he rejected funds from Dangote 48 hours after he clinched APC nomination. 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by KwoiZabo(m): 4:36pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
I don write my Presidential results already 21 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by yibomustgo(m): 4:38pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
Dunce of a president 17 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by CrazyScientist: 4:38pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
NgeneUkwenu: Really I laugh in Swahili, most of buharis supporters are mouth supporters/illiterates who won't even vote, mind you I live in the north & majority are for GEJ except for some religious fanatics. 16 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by yibomustgo(m): 4:40pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
CrazyScientist: Oh yeah! You live in the North? Have you seen your fellow PDP displaying their campaign pictures with Buhari's pictures? You are as clueless as your mentor. 13 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by LRNZH(m): 4:41pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
This is a call to donate to more Buhari's Campaign... I dey come make i enter First Bank. 3 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by CrazyScientist: 4:43pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
yibomustgo: No! Sorry to disappoint you. How can an ediot tell me he will kill any non buhari supporter if he doesn't win, so sad, I realised I was surrounded by ediots too late. 9 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by OrlandoOwoh(m): 4:50pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
Buhari does not need half of what Jonathan has to defeat him in 2015. 8 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by omenka(m): 4:50pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
Oh really I thought they said River's state treasury has been emptied into Buhari's account. Where then is the "crunch" coming from?? Believe whatever you hear from TANoidal quarters at your own peril. 3 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by FastShipping: 4:53pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
OrlandoOwoh: Buhari said he only needs 200 million naira to launch a full fledge campaign. 2 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by NgeneUkwenu(f): 4:53pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
CrazyScientist: CrazyScientist Mr. Liar! Do you mean North America? 10 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by mekaboy(m): 4:54pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
Its a shame the APC governors dont have faith in buahri. Why are they reducing the fun, he has promised to stablize global oil price if elected president, they have nothing to worry abt. 1 Like |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by OrlandoOwoh(m): 4:58pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
FastShipping:The 20 billion naira NNPC realized from the sale of crude not remitted into the national treasury and the 21 billion Jonathan realized won't take him anywhere. 1 Like |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by aurenflani: 5:01pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
CrazyScientist: Yes!!! Indeed you live in North Pole 1 Like |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by StunningCEO: 5:01pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
NgeneUkwenu: O si gi ni? PDP caught out sharp sharp. 6 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by NgeneUkwenu(f): 5:03pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
StunningCEO: No mind the 1diat! 3 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by aurenflani: 5:05pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
onatisi: PDP will get NO vote in Borno and Yobe states. 5 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by maestroferddi: 5:12pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
I said it before that although Buhari is a good Nigerian, he wouldn't win the forthcoming election. The odds are heavily stacked against him. We are all yearning for well-fought contest. An anticlimax will be so disappointing... |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by benuejosh: 5:14pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
not in a mood to comment |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by onatisi(m): 5:18pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
aurenflani:because na u be the inec wey go count am abi! 1 Like |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by onatisi(m): 5:21pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
maestroferddi:even tinubu and sw apc will not commit too much too much resources to buhari campaign,because they themselves are on a shaky foot in the sw. Apc governors will rather commit their resources in maintaing and retaining their stronghold in the remaining 4 sw apc states than spend it on a candidate who is 80% sure of losing.one candidate pdp and gej will never want to go against at the polls is atiku,but buhari is the most easiest candidate for pdp to beat and floor anytime,anyday,any where. 3 Likes |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by Nobody: 5:22pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
Cash crunch abi crunches. GMB till #2023 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by aurenflani: 5:25pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
onatisi: Civilian jtf will ensure correct counting as it happened in p/h and the east in 2011 in favour of pdp. |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by onatisi(m): 5:29pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
aurenflani:ok, I no go argue. Just keep watching and see how the game will be played . |
Re: Cash Crunch Hit Buhari Campaign by NgeneUkwenu(f): 5:30pm On Dec 29, 2014 |
aurenflani: Perfect answer The North Should make sure the "turn out" is 80% as the South East/ South South use to have! |
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