2019: APC, PDP eye contractors, lawmakers for campaign funds

The two dominant political parties, the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, have begun to strategise on how to raise funds for the 2019 election campaigns, findings by Saturday PUNCH have revealed.

This is coming barely one week after the Independent National Electoral Commission lifted ban on campaigns for presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for February next year.

Findings by Saturday PUNCH indicated that the leadership of the parties had already started making moves on how and where to rake in money for the campaigns which would run into several billions of naira.

While it was gathered that each aspirant for elective offices except the presidential candidates would be expected to largely fund their campaigns, it was learnt that the national leadership of the parties would also contribute to the campaigns.

The PUNCH, November 24, 2018

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