Oby Ezekwesili, former
presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), has
retired her campaign funds, accounting for “every penny” spent.
The former vice-president of the
world bank, in a detailed breakdown of income and expenditure, said the
campaign raised N48,957,416.00, $ 17,645.00, and £200, from October 1, 2018 to
February 2, 2019.
She also revealed that her
campaign spent over N12 million on travels, N10.6 million on media and
publicity, and another N15.3 million on “campaign mobilization fees, meeting
and logistics costs”.
In total, her campaign spent
N46,521,806.19 in running its activities for the 2019 presidential campaign,
which was aborted about a month to the eventual poll.
Ozioma Ubabukoh, the spokesperson
of the Obiageli Ezekwesili Presidential Campaign Organisation, said via a press
statement that she withdrew from the race to build a veritable coalition.
“This decision followed extensive
consultations with leaders from various walks of life across the country over
the past few days. I deem it necessary for me to focus on helping to build a
veritable coalition to ensure a viable alternative to the #APCPDP in the
forthcoming elections,” Ubabukoh had said.
The ACPN, on the other hand, said
the former minister of education, and former vice-president of the World Bank,
was only seeking to be finance minister — and never took her campaign
seriously.
“The reason for calling this
press conference is to let the world know about the presidential aspiration of
Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, which in actual fact, is not the truth. I have been put
into confidence by one of her aide named Iyinoluwa Aboyeji that she only wanted
to use the platform of the ACPN to negotiate to be Nigeria’s finance minister,”
Ganiyu Galadima, Ezekwesili’s running mate and ACPN chairman, said.
Ezekwesili said she regrets
joining the party, adding that she thought they shared the same values she
holds dearly.
After her exit, the party went on
to endorse incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term.
Here is a full breakdown of her campaign finance.
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