Nigeria: Naira Rain at Jonathan's Re-Election Fund Raiser

21 December 2014

Abuja — It was a night of Naira rain, Saturday, as President Goodluck Jonathan's re-election fund raiser recorded over N21billion. Some of the donors include businessmen, multinational organisations, governors and individuals. The sum raised yesterday was apart from the pledges made by anonymous donors.

The Peoples Democratic Party Fund Raising Dinner was held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Mr. Tunde Ayeni who chaired the occassion threw the event open with a donation of N2bn on behalf of himself and unnamed friends while the forum of governors under the aegis of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, donated N1.05billion.

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