By Bayo Wahab
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has dismissed issues that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar would use cash to unduly affect the social gathering’s presidential main.
The writer of Ovation Journal made this identified on Thursday throughout an interview on Channels Tv’s ‘Morning Temporary’ programme whereas addressing questions on how the social gathering would handle the presidential ambitions of its high chieftains forward of the social gathering’s main election.
Momodu clarified that marketing campaign funding shouldn’t be confused with bribery, explaining that cash is required for official marketing campaign logistics and election day operations.
“It’s not nearly cash. After we discuss cash, there are logistics. We’re not speaking about bribing,” Momodu stated.
The ADC chieftain cited the 2024 United States presidential election for instance, noting that substantial marketing campaign funds don’t assure victory.
“Even in America, Kamala Harris outperformed Donald Trump by way of elevating funds. She had over a billion {dollars} to spend. She nonetheless didn’t win,” he acknowledged.
Momodu defined the sensible makes use of of marketing campaign funds, emphasizing election safety somewhat than delegate inducement.
“You want, for instance, on the day of the final elections, it is advisable just be sure you can handle each polling sales space. Make certain no person can rewrite your votes, no person can steal your votes. That’s what we imply by cash,” he stated.
Addressing hypothesis about Atiku’s monetary capability, Momodu famous that the previous vp doesn’t management state assets like another political figures.
“Atiku is a enterprise man. He has been a enterprise man since he left energy in 2007. He doesn’t management any state in Nigeria,” he remarked.
“Asiwaju controls no less than Lagos. I don’t know different states he controls personally, and he can do and undo. Wike controls Rivers,” he added.
Momodu, subsequently, dismissed recommendations that Atiku would have billions of {dollars} to bribe delegates, including that strategic marketing campaign planning, not cash, received Atiku the Peoples Democratic Get together’s main towards Nyesom Wike in 2022.
“Atiku doesn’t have that. he’s been managing his enterprise. So the place will he get the billions of {dollars} to spend on bribing delegates? That’s why they use technique to outsmart Wike, and that’s why Wike grew to become inconsolable. Until immediately, Wike has not recovered as a result of he was so positive that no person might match him greenback for greenback,” the writer stated.
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