Atiku distances self from GoFundMe account | Nairalaw

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has distanced himself from the GoFundMe
account set up on Tuesday to support his case at the Election
Petitions Tribunal.

The Special Assistant on Public Communications and Strategy to
the former Vice-President, Mr Phrank Shaibu, said this while
reacting to reports of the account which stirred up heated debate
on social media.

He said, “We do not know anything about it. We are not in any
way connected to it but we consider it as a purely private
initiative of the promoters.”

Although a search on the GoFundMe website shows that the account
has been taken down, it was learnt that over $800 (N288,000) out of
the target $100,000 (N36m) was donated within 24 hours.

Many questioned the propriety of asking Nigerians to donate
money to fund Atiku’s case despite the fact that the PDP candidate
is said to own companies that rake in billions of naira yearly.