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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Two thousand businessmen from the South East have contributed N1 billion to support the campaign of Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, the Ppresidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Imo State Governor, Sen Hope Uzodimma, disclosed this on Thursday at the Town Hall meeting between Tinubu and business leaders in the region.
He said membership of the group was drawn from the five South East states.
“I am happy to say our people are fully in support of our presidential candidate who has come to share his vision and plan for Nigeria and South East today. To support this aspiration the sum of N1 billion naira has been raised by 2000 business owners across the South East states,” Uzodimma said.
A spokesperson for the businessmen, Emeka Mgbudem, said the they believed in Nigeria and are committed to peace.
He said members contributed N500,000 each because they believe in Tinubu, after reading his action plan for Nigeria.
According to Mgbudem, where an Ibo man puts his money, he puts his heart.
He, however, asked Tinubu to remove the numerous checkpoints on the roads and also build the roads linking the state capitals in the region.
Responding, Tinubu pledged to introduce technology in the clearing of goods at the ports that will render the checkpoints on the roads unnecessary.
He also promised to run a government where all Nigerians are treated equally.