Tag: Campaign Funds
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PDP: We’ll set up committee to raise funds for campaign soon – Bwala
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has concluded plans to to set up a committee that will be saddled with the responsibility of raising funds for campaigns. Daniel Bwala, the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation, made this known on Sunday when addressing newsmen.
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2019 elections: INEC to deregister weak parties, review campaign spending
Sequel to intensified calls in some quarters for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review performances of all the participating political parties in the just concluded 2019 general elections, the electoral umpire has heeded calls to act particular as it regards parties’ performances and spending. Confirming this development, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information…
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Elections: INEC engages EFCC, FIU, CBN, others to track sources of campaign funds
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday solicited the services of anti-corruption agencies, financial institutions to assist in tracking campaign finances of political parties and their candidates. The agencies are: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) Centre…
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2019: How Buhari’s stringent policies will affect Atiku’s campaign funds – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday said the stringent policies put in place by President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure accountability of public funds will adversely affect sourcing of funds for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 poll. While the APC claimed that Atiku and his party faced…
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My issues with EFCC not about Jonathan’s campaign funds – Ex- NSITF chief, Olojeme
The former chairman of Nigeria Security Insurance Trust Fund ( NSITF ), Dr. Ngozi Olejeme on Tuesday said her arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was stricitly about her tenure as part time chairman of the NSITF and not about former President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign fund as widely circulated. Olojeme explained that…
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Atiku campaigned against Buhari, contributed nothing to his campaign funds – APC chieftain
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Deputy Director of the Buhari Presidential Campaign Council, Mallam Mohammed Lawal has said former Vice President neither supported President Muhammadu Buhari nor contributed to his campaign funds in 2015 as he (Atiku) earlier claimed. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the former Vice President last week complained…