PDP Crisis Continues As NWC Members Return N93.6m Received From Ayu

PDP Crisis Continues As NWC Members Return N93.6m Received From Ayu

EKO HOT BLOG reports that some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee have returned the sum of N93.6 million paid into their account by the chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu.

There had been reported that Ayu allegedly paid over N100m into the account of NWC members after the primaries of the party.

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The report alleged that Ayu transfered the money from the over N10 billion realised by PDP from the sales of nomination forms.

The NWC members that returned the money to the party include, the National Vice Chairman (South-West), Olasoji Adagunodo, the Deputy National Chairman (South) Taofeek Arapaja; National Vice Chairman (South), Dan Orbih and National Women Leader, Stella Affah-Attoe.

It was reported that Orbih and Effah-Attoe got N28.8 million each, while Arapaja got N36 million.

Orbih in a letter addressed to Ayu and the party disclosed that he got the notification of the payment from his bank without any description.

According to Punch, the letter dated Thursday read, “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.”

Orbih alleged that the report claimed that members of the NWC were offered N28 million to gloss over scandalous financial misappropriation.

He further stated, “To my shock and surprise, it has been confirmed to me by my bank that the sum of N28, 800,000. (Twenty-eight million eight hundred thousand Naira) has been credited to my account by the party. I hereby notify you of my decision to pay back the money to the party’s account.

“Kindly confirm receipt of Zenith Bank Manager’s cheques of N10,000,000, N10,000,000, N8,800,000

TOTAL = N28,800,000 to the Party’s account. A/C: 1000095003, Globus Bank PLC.”

Adagunodo in his letter to Ayu wrote, “Please be informed that the said payment has become a subject of media story and carried with bad intention by them.

“I hereby inform you of the refund of the Sum of Twenty Eight Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (#28,800,000:00) back to the Peoples Democratic Party, Account Number: 1000095003 at Globus Bank PLC. The receipt of the payment back to the account is attached.”

Affah-Attoe in her letter claimed that when she inquired about the N28,800,000,00 paid to her account, she was told by Ayu’s office that the amount was for house rent for two years as NWC members.

The letter read, “When I enquired from your Office, I was told that the said sum is for Two (2) years House Rent for me, as a member of The National Working Committee.

“Since after the lodgment of the money into my Bank Account, I have been inundated with many phone calls from Party members, friends, family members and the general public, insinuating that the said money has been given as a Bribe to bring me and other NWC members on the side of The National Chairman, following the crisis between him on one side and the Governor of Rivers State, H.E Governor Nyesom Wike/ Wike’s Group on the other side.

“In addition, some National Newspapers/Social Media Platforms have also carried stories accusing the NC members of being placated with Bribe of N28,800,000.00.

“This development has made me very uncomfortable. Having found myself in such an embarrassing situation, I am hereby refunding to the Bank Account of our Great Party at the PDP National Secretariat.”

On his part, 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 silent us over an allegation of financial misappropriation to the tune of Fifteen Billion Nara (N15,000,000,000.00).

“This led me to browse through my various alerts, and I discovered a transfer of Thirty-Six Million Naira (N36,000,000.00) from the Party.

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“I have my reservation about this money transferred into my account and for personal reasons wish to return it accordingly.”

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