Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Working Committee have returned about N122.4 million to the party.
The money was allegedly paid into their accounts under various guises, including Housing Allowance.
Channels Television reported that the NWC members who returned the money are the National Vice Chairman (South-West) Olasoji Adagunodo, the Deputy National Chairman (South) Taofeek Arapaja; National Vice Chairman (South), Chief Dan Orbih and National Women Leader, Prof. Stella Affah-Attoe.
Adagunodo said he became uncomfortable about the alert when he saw reports in the media that some of them had been bribed to align with the party’s chairman in his fight with the governor of Rivers State. He said he had no choice but to return the money.
Affah-Attoe spoke in the same vein. She referred to a report in the Nation which accused some members of PDP NWC of collecting bribes. SHe also said she was not comfortable with accepting the money at this time. She said her Housing Allowance could be paid in the future when the dust had settled.
It was learnt that the money was part of the over N10 billion realised by the party from nomination fees paid by aspirants.
While Adagunodo, Orbih and Effah-Attoe got N28.8 million each, Arapaja was paid N36 million.
Find the letters the recipients wrote to return the funds.
