Mr Seun Onigbinde, the Chief Executive Officer of BudgIT, has launched a campaign to crowdfund N10 billion for Peter Obi’s presidential ambition.
Obi declared his intention to join the 2023 presidential race if his party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) agrees to zone the ticket to the South.
In a tweet, the tech guru noted that a GoFundMe account would serve the purpose of funding the presidential hopeful in the coming elections.
According to him, many Nigerian youths deem the former governor competent to lead the nation out of its current economic woes.
This is coming a day after London-based publication “Financial Times” pegged the cost of electing a president in Nigeria at $2 billion, about N1 trillion.
Onigbinde explained that the crowdfunding would level the financial playing ground for Mr Obi, who is likely to contend with moneybags such as Bola Tinubu and Orji Uzor Kalu.
There are other independent candidates like Ms Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi, Professor Christopher Imumolen and some others.
