Jonathan challenges eligibility suit, picks PDP nomination form today
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday prayed the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to dismiss the suit challenging his eligibility to seek re-election next year, even as he said he will formally pick the nomination form today to contest the presidential election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The cost of the PDP’s nomination form for the presidential election is N22m.
The cost of the PDP’s nomination form for the presidential election is N22m.
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According to the Presidential spokesman, individuals and groups that contributed money for the President to Purchase the form include the PDP Governors Forum; N22m; the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, N22m; Ogbia LGA Stakeholders, Bayelsa State, N5m and Otuoke Community Stakeholders, N2m.
Othere are the 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 and PDP Stakeholders, Kaduna State, N2m.
Other groups that also made donations to the president include, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, N5m; The Goodluck Support Group, Gombe State, N1m; Adamawa State PDP Stakeholders, N3m; 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.
Others include 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 Organization, Plateau State – N500, 000; 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 and Coalition of Gombe Support Groups for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, N2m
The rest include: 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, N1m.
Two individuals, Mr. Kennedy Ikenna Odoeme and Mr Ezemagu Sunday Nnamdi donated N5,000 and N10,000 respectively.
The Presidential Spokesman said President Jonathan expressed appreciation to 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.
“President Jonathan is 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 people.
“The President is also grateful to all the persons, groups and communities who have sent donations, and made pledges to assist him to pay the required N22 million for the PDP Presidential Nomination Fee and Expression of Interest Form.
“President Jonathan assures the donors that he will continue to do his utmost best at all times to fully justify the great confidence they have placed in his leadership” he said.
Jonathan seeks dismissal of suit against his eligibility
On the suit challenging his eligibility to seek re-election, President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, prayed the Court of Appeal Abuja to dismiss the appeal for being legally defective.
This was even as an aggrieved Presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from Adamawa State, Dr. Umar Ardo, yesterday, begged the appellate court to join him as an interested party in the suit, insisting that President Jonathan lacks the legal imprimatur to remain in office beyond 2015.
According to the Presidential spokesman, individuals and groups that contributed money for the President to Purchase the form include the PDP Governors Forum; N22m; the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, N22m; Ogbia LGA Stakeholders, Bayelsa State, N5m and Otuoke Community Stakeholders, N2m.
Othere are the 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 and PDP Stakeholders, Kaduna State, N2m.
Other groups that also made donations to the president include, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, N5m; The Goodluck Support Group, Gombe State, N1m; Adamawa State PDP Stakeholders, N3m; 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.
Others include 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 Organization, Plateau State – N500, 000; 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 and Coalition of Gombe Support Groups for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, N2m
The rest include: 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, N1m.
Two individuals, Mr. Kennedy Ikenna Odoeme and Mr Ezemagu Sunday Nnamdi donated N5,000 and N10,000 respectively.
The Presidential Spokesman said President Jonathan expressed appreciation to 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.
“President Jonathan is 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 people.
“The President is also grateful to all the persons, groups and communities who have sent donations, and made pledges to assist him to pay the required N22 million for the PDP Presidential Nomination Fee and Expression of Interest Form.
“President Jonathan assures the donors that he will continue to do his utmost best at all times to fully justify the great confidence they have placed in his leadership” he said.
Jonathan seeks dismissal of suit against his eligibility
On the suit challenging his eligibility to seek re-election, President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, prayed the Court of Appeal Abuja to dismiss the appeal for being legally defective.
This was even as an aggrieved Presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from Adamawa State, Dr. Umar Ardo, yesterday, begged the appellate court to join him as an interested party in the suit, insisting that President Jonathan lacks the legal imprimatur to remain in office beyond 2015.
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