According to a news that was published by the Punch Newspaper online yesterday evening, it was reported that there had been media reports that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, allegedly paid over N100m to some NWC members after the party’s primaries.
It was made known that the money was said to be part of the over N10 billion, that was realised by the party from nomination fees that were paid by aspirants.
Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, while reacting to this development said that, he did not know that the money was sent to his bank account but, he got to know about it when he read it on newspaper.
He said, “I observed a malicious story reported in the Nations Newspaper of 26th of September, 2022, where it was alleged that members of the National Working Committee, NWC of the PDP, were offered humongous amount of money to silent us over an allegation of financial misappropriation to the tune of N15billion.”
Further talking, he said this led him to browse through his various bank alerts, and he discovered a transfer of Thirty-Six Million Naira (N36,000,000.00) from the Party.
He said, “I have my reservation about this money transferred into my account and for personal reasons wish to return it accordingly.”
