Oyegun, while speaking on WE FM’s “The Encounter with Constance Ikokwu,” said unlike the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which used public funds to finance its campaign, APC’s financing of the party’s Presidential campaign came from individual donations, thereby making it wrong to call for a probe.
He said, “You are comparing apples and grapes. It is the people’s money. You can’t use the money of the people to run parties and so the APC today is suffering from that basic correct policy decision.
“But campaign funds cannot come from the monies that belong to the generality of Nigerians.
“Individuals can donate, and companies can donate subject to limits that the law provides. We are not touching those. But where you take monies meant for positioning troops in the North East to fight against Boko Haram to fund parties (and) the most recent – when you take our crude, gave unregistered crude to exporters, repatriate the proceeds and use them to finance your political campaigns – that is wrong. That is impunity at its worst. So they are not comparable.”
He also stated that the current administration would not spare any of state governors found to have used public fund to finance their respective campaigns.
“As at today, of course there are APC governors and ex-governors that are under investigation, maybe not in respect or specifically campaign funds but there are.
“The basic principle is – impunity must be removed from the system and wherever the tree falls, so let it be!
“I am sure that if that happens, the kind of president that we have will look the other way. Normal process must take its course.”
Oyegun, while admitting that the ruling party is currently in a serious financial crises, stressed that the party won’t rely on the President for bail out.
He disclosed that a mechanism has been put in place that would make every member to pay at least N100 monthly due, adding that the party can realise between N10 million and N20 million monthly.
“We came into office as part of change and as far as our political situation is concerned it means that party should not be funded from public funds and that is the reality.
“And so we are making members to pay. We have over 12 million registered members of the party and we have all had a system where everyone will pay at least N100 per month to legitimize their membership.
“If in our calculation, five of N10 million of these we manage to collect them, at the end of the day we have very little,” Oyegun said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Oyegun or whatever your name is, "a true Google search never lies" as a matter of fact, as at the time of apc presidential campaign, mallam buhari couldn't worth a million naira. The lagos state political criminal ahmed tinubu and the rivers state criminal presently now the unfortunate minister of transportation rotimi amechi who looted all the state funds as recently published a news paper in London funded his campaign. One of the questions is, where did these two persons get the money from? Why is buhari given a deaf ear and a blind eye and not making any moves to prove these political hazards?
ReplyDeleteOyegun is just an idiot talking rubbish. Who are those individuals that sponsored Buharis campaign if not Amaechi and Fashola. You people are not fighting corruption you are simply witch hunting.
ReplyDeleteWhere did he get the money to fund the campaign period! He that must come to equity must come with clean hands.
ReplyDeleteDont worry, we shall see how you will generate funds for 2019. useless people
ReplyDeleteWhether you like it or not your campaign fund must be probed. Either now or 100 years to come you must be called to account for it by future president. Mark it oyegun. Tell your ATM ameachi to get set.
ReplyDeleteTrue talk.APC should publish their audited account for the past three years.who are the business men in APC that sponsors their campaign? Stop deceiving yourselves. The greatest deception is to lie to yourself.They all know they are lying but yet they are so passionate about it.wow! What a pity.
ReplyDeleteA clear conscience fears no accusation. so come on Mr oyegun, surrender your party to be probed if your hands are clean! Let APC be open for once
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