Uzodimma: S’East businessmen donate N1bn to Tinubu’s campaign

The campaign pulse of the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been boosted with N1 billion donation.

The N1 billion was donated by 2,000 South Eastern businessmen.

Governor Hope Uzodimma made this known on Thursday November 17 at the Town Hall meeting between Tinubu and business leaders in the zone.

Uzodimma said membership of the group was drawn from the five states of the region.

“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 N1 billion has been raised by 2,000 business owners across the South-East states,” the governor said.

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A spokesman for the group, Emeka Mgbudem, said the business owners believe in Nigeria and are 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.

Director, Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement said that Tinubu promised to run a government where all Nigerians are treated equally.

The Star