A former Head of State and presidential aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has begun an initiative to raise campaign funds from his supporters nationwide.
Under the initiative, Nigerians are expected to contribute a minimum of N100 to the campaign fund in a similar manner American President, Barak Obama, raised campaign funds for his election.
The initiative is expected to raise about N7 billion from about 70 million supporters.
Addressing his supporters under the auspices of the Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) in Abuja, the former Nigerian leader said he decided to buy into the initiative because of the in-built mechanism for ensuring accountability and transparency in its operations.
He said: “What makes it worthy of praise is the fact that the initiative comes with its in-built mechanism for ensuring acceptability that is also transparency-friendly. If we preach accountability, we should be able to practise it. What we are about to do in the next few months is the culmination of painstaking effort, dedication and unquenchable zeal to make a difference to the future that lies before us.”
Expressing happiness about the support being extended to him by the youth, Buhari said what the groups had done was to rally support for a common purpose, to salvage the nation.
He recalled that a similar initiative was used by President Obama, who rallied the support of the people to provide funds that enabled him to prosecute his campaign.
