Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma has been speaking on why some south east busniness men have donated N1 billon naira to support the presidential ambition of Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress.
According to him, a group of businessmen from the zone made the donation based on their conviction of Tinubu’s capacity to lead the nation forward from 2023.
Uzodimma was speaking during the Town Hall meeting between Tinubu and business leaders in the region yesterday.
“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 N1billion naira has been raised by 2000 business owners across the South East states,” said Governor Uzodimma.
He said members contributed N500,000 each because they believe in Tinubu, after reading his Action Plan for Nigeria.
He said where an Ibo man puts his money, he puts his heart.
He however asked Tinubu to remove the numerous checkpoints on the roads in the region 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 unnecessary the checkpoints on the roads.
He also promised to run a government where all Nigerians are treated equally.
