Even though INEC announced few days ago that any
presidential candidate who spend over N1b on campaign will be jailed,
ThisDay Newspaper reports that former Head of State and one of the
presidential aspirants seeking the ticket of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari has flagged- off an initiative
to pull campaign fund from amongst his supporters in the country which
will help him raise at least N7b.
The aim of the initiative is to raise about N7
billion from an estimated 70 million party supporters and admirers who
will be expected to contribute a minimum of N100 each.
Addressing a group of young supporters under the
aegis of Buhari Support Organisation (BSO), Buhari said he decided to
buy into the initiative because of the in-built mechanism for ensuring accountability and transparency in its operations.
“What makes it worthy of praise is the fact that
the initiative comes with its in-built mechanism for ensuring
acceptability that is also transparency -friendly. If we preach
accountability we should be able to practice it.
“What we are about to within the next few moments
is the culmination of painstaking effort and dedication and
unquenchable zeal to make a difference to the future that lies before
us, ” he said.
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