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8.1.13. The 3rd Defendant: Dr. Goodluck Jonathan –
The complaint states: “The 3rd Defendant is the sitting elected President of Nigeria
and the nominated presidential candidate of the 4th Defendant, a registered political
party in Nigeria in the February 14, 2015 presidential election as scheduled.” See
count 5 of the complaint.
8.1.14. Further as to the 3rd Defendant, the complaint states in counts 7 – 11, as
follows:
“7. On the 20th December, 2014, the 3rd Defendant as leader of 4th Defendant
organized and held a Fund Raising Dinner for the Presidential election Campaign in
the nation seat of power called Aso Villa Banquette Hall, which was televised live
across the Nation and beyond, where he knowingly and with the due connivance
with other Defendants received anonymous monetary donations and from guests
present who where majorly government contractors, Governors of states and
Executives of Government parastatals and agencies donations totally N21.27 Billion
for his campaign towards the February 14, 2015 Presidential election.
“8. The names of such illegal donors to the 3rd Defendant Campaign Funds included
N50 Million from a purported Governors’ Forum by Governor Isa Yuguda, NDDC
N5 Million, Mrs. Bola Shagaya friends of the First Lady N5 Billion, Mr. Tunde
Ayeni N2 Billion, Gas Sector N5 Billion, Transport and aviation Sector N1 Billion,
Real Estate N4 Billion, Food and Agriculture N500 Million, Construction Sector
N310 Million, Road Construction N250 Million, Sifax Group and shelter
Development Limited N250 Million.
“9. The Plaintiffs aver that the 1999 Constitution, Electoral and extant laws forbids
the acceptance of any anonymous monetary donation or gift of any kind. And any
other donations exceeding N1 Million from individuals and N1 Billion expenditure
for Presidential candidates.
“10. The Plaintiffs further state that the said 3 rd Defendant President Fund Raising
Dinner was designed to openly assault the sensibilities of and cow intended voters
into submission and intimidates the impoverish general public and run the Plaintiffs
politically out of the contest when it exceeded the stipulated ceiling of N1 Billion
for each Presidential candidates at that election including the Plaintiffs.