January 6, 2015 
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the N21 billion collected at its recent fund raising was not for President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential campaign as being speculated.
Jerry Gana, Chairman PDP Fund Raising Committee and a former Minister of Information, stated this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja.
He added that the money was to basically ensure the completion of the party’s 12-storey National Secretariat building located at the Abuja Central Area and some of its other projects.
The briefing, Mr. Gana said, was organised to put to rest issues surrounding the N21 billion, which he said had continued to generate public debate.
“We asked you to come so that we will lay to rest matters of funds raised; the funds are not for PDP presidential campaign, it is for PDP projects.
“The money is for the party’s projects; of course campaign is one of our projects, but even if part of it would be used for campaign, it will not be for a particular candidate, it will not be for presidential campaign,’’ he said.
He, however, added that the money was essentially for the completion of the party’s 12-storey National Secretariat building.
He said the construction of the building started in 2010, abandoned for two years due to lack of funds.
The former minister, however, said the party’s leadership had insisted that the building must be completed within the next 12 months.
He stressed that out of the amount raised, N10 billion would be set aside for the completion of the building, while the remaining amount would go for other PDP projects…
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