Following the bribery allegation levelled against the National Working Committee of PDP to safe its Chairman from been sacked, Four members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have returned humongous amount of money paid into their bank accounts as rent allowance to bribe them from moving against, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu.
The National Deputy Chairman (South), Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja returned #36million to the party’s account, the National Vice Chairman (South-South), Chief Dan Orbih returned #28.8 million, PDP National Woman Leader, Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe also returned #28.8million and the National Vice Chairman (Southwest), Honourable Olasoji Adagunodo also returned #28.8 million to the PDP account.
The four officials wrote separate letters addressed to the National Chairman dated 29th September, 2022, confirming that they had returned the money noting they did not know the motive of the humongous transfer.
In returning the sum of N36 million paid to him, Arapaja wrote: “I observed a malicious story reported in the Nations Newspaper of 26th September, 2022 where it was alleged that members of the National Working Committee were offered humongous amount of money to silence us
over an allegation of financial misappropriation to the tune of N15 billion.
“This led me to browse through my various alerts and I discovered a transfer of N36 million from the party.
Orbis’s account was credited with N28 million, wrote: “Dear Dr. lyorchia Ayu, my attention has been drawn to a damaging trending story reported in The Nation Newspaper by Yusuf Alli on September 26, 2022 titled “Disquiet in PDP NWC over N10 billion nomination fees.”
Recall, that the Nation Newspaper on 26 September reported that the NWC of PDP had been bribed to safe the National Chairman from been sacked. Sequel to Governor Wike’s team to sack Ayu so as to allow South produce the National Chairman of the party since the presidential candidate of the party emerged from the same zone with Ayu.
