The aspiration of the foremost presidential candidate in the country and respected national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received an unprecedented boost as two thousand Southeastern businessmen contributed N1 billion to support his campaign.
This was disclosed in a press statement issued by APC Director, Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday.
Onanuga, in the press statement, explained that the donation was disclosed by Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma at the Town Hall meeting between Tinubu and business leaders in the region held today.
He said membership of the group was drawn from the five states of the region.
Onanuga quoted Uzodinma saying: “I am happy to say our people are fully in support of our Presidential candidate who has come to share his vision and plan for Nigeria and South East today. To support this aspiration the sum of N1billion naira has been raised by 2000 business owners across the South East states.”
A spokesman for the group Emeka Mgbudem said the group believes in Nigeria and is committed to peace.
He said members contributed N500,000 each because they believe in Tinubu, after reading his Action Plan for Nigeria.
He said where an Ibo man puts his money, he puts his heart.
He however asked Tinubu to remove the numerous checkpoints on the roads in the region and also build the roads linking the state capitals in the region.
Responding, Tinubu pledged to introduce technology in the clearing of goods at the ports that will render unnecessary the checkpoints on the roads.
He also promised to run a government where all Nigerians are treated equally.
