JONATHAN RECEIVES N100.5m DONATIONS TO BUY PDP FORM...... As he picked his presidential nomination form few hours ago.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said he had received a total of N100.5m donations and pledges from persons, groups and communities who offered to assist him to pay for the Peoples Democratic Party's presidential nomination fee.

The PDP's Presidential Nomination Fee is N20m and its Expression of Interest Form is N2m, making a total of N22m.

Below is the list of those who donated money to Jonathan for his nomination form

Mr. Kennedy Ikenna Odoeme – N5, 000
Mr Ezemagu Sunday Nnamdi – N10, 000
PDP Governors – N22 Million
Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) – N22m
Ogbia LGA Stakeholders, Bayelsa state – N5m
Otuoke Community Stakeholders – N2m
Brass LGA Stakeholders, Bayelsa state – N50, 000
Bayelsa State PDP Stakeholders- N5m
Northern Youth Forum – N2m
Central Market Traders Union, Kaduna State – N1m
PDP Stakeholders, Zaria LGA – N500, 000
PDP Stakeholders, Yobe State – N500, 000
PDP Stakeholders, Kaduna State- N2m
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore – N5m
Goodluck Support Group, Gombe State – N1m
Adamawa State PDP Stakeholders – N3m
Ebonyi State PDP Stakeholders- N2m
Kogi State PDP Stakeholders – N5m
Rivers State PDP Stakeholders – N5m
The 2015 Project – N1m Team Goodluck, Ondo North Senatorial District – N5m
Middle Belt PDP Women Support Group for GEJ 2015 – N500, 000
King David Generation Foundation, Jos – N200, 000
Behwong Weneng Yere Duk, Jos – N200,000
Redemption 3 Youth Organization, Plateau State – N500, 000
Plateau State Indigenes Association, Abuja – N300,000
Gombe Youth United for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan 2015 – N500, 000
Gombe Youth Vanguard for PDP- N500, 000
Yamahu/Deba Goodluck Support Group – N200, 000
Coalition of Gombe Support Groups for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan – N2m
Hinna Youth Coalition for Goodluck – N500, 000
Nigerian Women Pray for Jonathan – N1m
National Association of Widows – N100, 000
National Council of Women Societies – N500, 000
Female members of the PDP Board of Trustees – N500,000
Joint Association of Persons with Disabilities – N100,000
National Association of Market Women – N500, 000
Community Awareness and Development Network – N1 m
Presidential View And Endorsement Platform – N200,000
Association of South East Town Unions – N300,000
Goodluck Jonathan 2015 Online Group – N250,000
The Light Network for Jonathan 2015, Lagos State – N300,000
Igbo Speaking Community, Lagos State – N200,000
Oghareki Graduate Association for Jonathan, Delta State – N500,000

Jonathan said he would pick the nomination form on Thursday (today).

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President thanked all Nigerians who he said had been urging him to seek re-election based on his administration's achievement in the last four years.

The statement read in part, "President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will tomorrow, Thursday, October 30 pick up the PDP nomination form for the 2015 Presidential elections.

"President Jonathan thanks all Nigerians, members of the PDP, friends, associates, and all groups who in sincere appreciation of the achievements of the administration in the last four years, have been urging him to seek a second term in office.

"President Jonathan is greatly encouraged by the overwhelming outpouring of goodwill and support, as well as the confidence of the generality of Nigerians in his ability to continue to transform the country for the good of its entire people.

"The President is also grateful to all the persons, groups and communities who have sent donations, and made pledges to assist him to pay the required N22m for the PDP Presidential Nomination Fee and Expression of Interest Form."

Abati said 36 groups and communities donated to the buy-form-for-Jonathan fund.

According to the breakdown of the donations and pledges received by the President, the highest donors are the PDP Governors' Forum and the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria that donated N22m each.

Jonathan assured the donors that he would continue to do his best to justify the confidence they reposed in his leadership.

The President in fulfilment to his earlier promise to pick his nomination form today, picked his presidential nomination form at the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja. The sales of forms that was suppose to close today, has been extended by one week.

The President said, he would have still bought the forms even if he was not endorsed by the party as its sole candidate.