The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria and the Fertilisers Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria have donated N1.7bn towards the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The farmers made the donation during a gala night organised by beneficiaries of the government’s Anchor Borrowers Programme, which held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday night.
According to the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), no individual shall donate more than N1m to any aspirant or candidate.
Section 91 of the Electoral Act further states that a presidential candidate can spend a maximum amount of N1bn.
The law also recommends a fine of N1m or a prison term of 12 months or both for any candidate that breaches the provisions of the Act.
However, Director, Strategic Communications of the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has defended the legality of the N1.7bn donations.
Keyamo, in an interview with The PUNCH, said whoever doubted the legality of the donations should take their complaints to the groups that made the contributions.
He said, “Do you know the individual donations those people made within the association?
“The first thing I will ask you to do is find out how many people are in the farmers’ associations. Break it down per person and see how much that will be. That will answer your question.
“It is a collection of people that make up an association. The association would answer you and tell you how many people contributed one by one. They may have presented it in the name of the association but the individuals definitely contributed to make up that money.
“So, if you go and ask them, they will be very clear to you as to how much each individual contributed. But for the opposition to sit down and just conjure up assumptions without knowing the details smacks of mischief on their part.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Hmmm I smell a rat.
ReplyDeleteAnd they cannot raise such funds to help themselves or those that wish to go into farming. And what did these farmers produce to raise 1.7b? Cos as for rice farmers I only see imported rice all over the place. Is that our locally grown rice is exported while we eat imported rice? Make una dey fool una selves wellwell.
ReplyDeleteThis Buhari regime is a clown any day any time
ReplyDeleteHave the farmers repaid their loans, or will they repay their loans at expiry? Default will be the evidence that the so called loans were round- trippings by the politicians in power.
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