The presidential aspiration of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters is gaining momentum as his #TakeItBack Nigeria campaign on Gofundme has reached a milestone figure of $28,035 as at today May 1, 2018, although still a long gap from two million dollars target, it’s a giant strides almost unheard of in the political history of Nigeria, the political activist said on Tuesday.
The 2019 presidential hopeful appreciated the efforts of his supporters so far and charged Nigerians to join the movement to take back their country.
“We are glad to report that with your support, our movement which was birthed just two months ago has made giant strides almost unheard of in the political history of Nigeria”.
“With your financial, intellectual and physical support, we’ve traversed Nigeria from the north to the south, meeting with Nigerians of all classes, age and creed through street engagements, town hall meetings, rallies and virtual engagements online and offline”.
“Ours is a truly Disruptive movement. At the last count, we’ve engaged Nigerians in Kano, Kaduna, Abuja, Owerri, Onitsha, Benin, Akure, Ikenne, Abeokuta, Ibadan, Lagos. We have addressed the media, engaged the high and mighty and reached a large percentage of disenchanted and disenfranchised Nigerians”.
“Outside Nigeria, we have met our compatriots in Philadelphia, Detroit, Maryland, Toronto, and Montreal. In the next few weeks, we will be in New York, London, Berlin, Johannesburg, Edinburgh, Madrid, Sydney and Accra”.
“Our next round of engagements in Nigeria will spread rapidly to Calabar, Uyo, Jos, Makurdi, Yola, Sokoto, Aba, Oyo, Lokoja and many cities, towns, and villages”.
“With less than 10 months to the Nigerian Presidential election, we have become the most vibrant and visible political movement in Nigeria today. We are tackling issues and raising the stakes”.
“Thank you for your tremendous support. With your help, we will permanently get rid of godfathers and godmothers that have turned Nigeria into their private ATMs”.
