Friday 31 October 2014 7 Muharram 1436 INTERNATIONAL LETTERS VIDEOS PHOTOS ADVERTISE POLL NEWS INDEPTH FOR THE RECORD TOP STORIES EMAIL HOME NEWS 10TH ANNUAL TRUST DIALOGUE EKITI 2014 BUSINESS POLITICS SPORTS CITY NEWS COLUMNS MONDAY COLUMNS TUESDAY COLUMNS WEDNESDAY COLUMNS THURSDAY COLUMNS FRIDAY COLUMNS CANDID JOE EDITORIAL FEATURE OPINION ABOUT US PAPERS WEEKLY TRUST SUNDAY TRUST AMINIYA AGRICULTURE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT HEALTH HOME FRONT IT WORLD LABOUR LAW PROPERTY ISLAMIC FORUM WOMEN ENTERPRENEURS A+AA- UPDATED: JONATHAN TO PICK PDP NOMINATION FORM 2PM TODAY Category: Lead stories Published on Thursday, 30 October 2014 05:02 Written by Isiaka Wakili Hits: 4930 View Comments President Goodluck Jonathan will visit the National Headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at 2pm today to make the stipulated payment and collect the PDP’s expression of interest and nomination forms for the 2015 presidential elections. Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, said this in a terse statement issued this morning. He said Jonathan would be received at the PDP Headquarters by the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, its National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha and other members of the PDP National Working Committee. Abati said the president again thanked all the persons, groups and communities who had contributed funds for the forms and his coming campaign expenses. He said Jonathan also acknowledged other donors who had sent in their contributions since the initial list was published yesterday. Ealier... President Goodluck Jonathan will today pick up the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) nomination form for the 2015 presidential elections. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati disclosed this to State House journalists yesterday. Abati said Jonathan had received from a spectrum of Nigerians, amounts totaling N98.66 million as donations to help the president pay the required N22 million for the PDP presidential nomination fee and expression of interest form. He said the president was grateful to all the persons, groups and communities who had sent donations and those who made pledges to assist him to pay the amount. According to him, the president thanks all Nigerians, members of the PDP, friends, associates and all groups who, in sincere appreciation of the achievements of the administration in the last four years, have been urging him to seek a second term in office. He said Jonathan was greatly encouraged by the overwhelming outpouring of goodwill and support as well as the confidence of the generality of Nigerians in his ability to continue to transform the country for the good of all of its peoples. Abati said the president assured the donors that he would continue to do his utmost best at all times to fully justify the great confidence they had placed in his leadership. He said Jonathan acknowledged and accepted with immense gratitude, the following donations and pledges that he had received from a broad section of Nigerians: Mr. Kennedy Ikenna Odoeme, N5,000; Mr Ezemagu Sunday Nnamdi, N10,000; PDP governors, N22 million; Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), N22 million; Ogbia LGA Stakeholders, Bayelsa state, N5m; Otuoke Community Stakeholders, N2m; Brass LGA Stakeholders, Bayelsa State, N50,000; Bayelsa State PDP Stakeholders, N5m; Northern Youths Forum, N2m; Central Market Traders Union, Kaduna State, N1m; PDP Stakeholders, Zaria LGA, N500,000; PDP Stakeholders, Yobe State, N500,000. Other donations were PDP Stakeholders, Kaduna State, N2m; Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, N5m; the Goodluck Support Group, Gombe State, N1m and Adamawa State PDP Stakeholders, N3m. Others are Ebonyi State PDP Stakeholders, N2m; Kogi State PDP Stakeholders, N5m; Rivers State PDP Stakeholders, N5m; the 2015 Project, N1m; Team Goodluck, Ondo North Senatorial District, N5m; Middle Belt PDP Women Support Group for GEJ 2015, N500,000; King David Generation Foundation, Jos, N200,000; Behwong Weneng Yere Duk, Jos, N200,000; Redemption 3 Youth Organisation and Plateau State, N500,000. The rest are Plateau State Indigenes Association, Abuja, N300,000; Gombe Youth United for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan 2015, N500,000; Gombe Youth Vanguard for PDP, N500,000; Yamahu/Deba Goodluck Support Group, N200,000; Coalition of Gombe Support Groups for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, N2m; Hinna Youth Coalition for Goodluck, N500, 000; Nigerian Women Pray for Jonathan, N1m; National Association of Widows, N100,000; National Council of Women Societies, N500,000; Female members of the PDP Board of Trustees, N500,000; Joint Association of Persons with Disabilities, N100,000; National Association of Market Women, N500,000; and Community Awareness and Development Network, N1 million. blog comments powered by DISQUS back to top Facebook Disqus TOP STORIES IG under fire for withdrawing Tambuwal’s police guards Thousands flee Mubi, Badeh’s town sacked APC decries withdrawal of speakers security detail Jonathan, Sanusi in closed door meeting 2015: Jonathan picks PDP nomination forms for re-election Gun duel in Nigerian Army Chiefs town as Boko Haram starts preaching in Mubi UPDATED: Keshi bounces back as Eagles coach We withdrew Tambuwals security in compliance with constitution--Police UPDATED: Jonathan to pick PDP nomination form 2pm today B/Haram seizes Mubi, kills many BREAKING: FG withdraws Tambuwals security details 2015: Jonathan to pick PDP nomination form Thursday Update: Residents report gun fire near Mubi PDP Reps to await court on Tambuwal Why I want to unseat Jonathan – Kwankwaso PrevNextPage: SPORTS UPDATES Nigeria escape FIFA axe as Giwa withdraws case Chi Limited signs partnership with Manchester United We will annul NFF election if…—Ajunwa President Cup: Danagogo tasks stakeholders on talents hunt 2014 ACCW: First Bank targets third African title Keshi bounces back as Eagles coach CAF confirms Akwa Ibom Stadium for Eagles, Bafana cracker Photo News: Presidential Reception for the Super Falcons NFF crisis: Court to rule on jurisdiction today FIFA accused of fuelling NFF crisis Ebi overwhelmed by Abuja reception Ekeji: Nigerian sports need administrators with fresh ideas Wolves’ Etebo wins Glo Wonder Goal award Jonathan blames Eagles’ woes on internal crisis Bolaji wants Dangote to revive BCC Lions FC PrevNextPage: AGRICULTURE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT HEALTH HOME FRONT IT WORLD LABOUR LAW PROPERTY ISLAMIC FORUM WOMEN ENTERPRENEURS InternationalLettersVideosPhotosAdvertisePollNews IndepthFor The RecordTop StoriesEmail Media Trust Limited (C) 2013
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