Six members of the National Working Committee of the party have returned huge sums of money paid into their accounts in “the guise of house rents” due to them.
This is as the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party over the removal of the National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, took a turn for the worse.
Those that have returned the alleged bribe paid to them from the “proceeds of the N10bn sale of nomination forms” include the Deputy National Chairman (South), Taofeek Arapaja, who refunded N36m to the party’s account; National Vice Chairman South-South, Dan Orbih (N28m); National Woman Leader, Stella Effah-Attoe (N28m); National Vice Chairman South-East, Alli Odefa (N28m); National Vice Chairman South-West, Olasoji Adagunobi-Oluwatukesi (N28m) and Deputy National Secretary, Setonji Koshoedo (N28m).
In separate letters to the PDP, the NWC members say the monies had been paid into their account without their knowledge.
PDP had fixed its presidential nomination form and expression of interest forms for N40 million, governorship N21 million, Senate N3.5 million, House of Representatives N2.5 million and House of Assembly N600, 000 respectively.
