N21.27 Billion Raised For Jonathan by Friends Causes Public Debate

Recently, a fund raising event was held at the Aso Villa by the Peoples Democratic Party to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign, and the sum of N21.27 billion was realised – but this has attracted a lot public attention.

Some have argued that Jonathan, the ruling PDP and its 21 state governors took lawlessness to a new height on Saturday, when one Tunde Ayeni, leading other donors, gave N2 billion on behalf of himself and his unnamed “partner” and “friends.” Jerry Gana, a permanent fixture in successive governments, announced N5 billion on behalf of his equally mysterious friends and “associates in the power sector.” Not to be outdone, oil and gas sector “friends” also pledged N5 billion; real estate and building sector, N4 billion; transport and aviation sector, N1 billion; food and agriculture, N500 million; power, N500 million; construction, N310 million; road construction, N250 million; National Automotive Association, N450 million; and Shelter Development Limited, N250 million. Going by the Electoral Act, which caps the donation an individual could make at N1 million, 5,000 donors must have been behind Gana’s N5 billion gift.
The question is, how did they come about these billions they stashed out – Considering also that private firms were also part of the donation crew, would government regulations still apply to them???