PDP Crisis: Ayu Finally Opens Up on Wike's N1bn, N100m Bribe Allegations
- The national chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, on Friday, October 14, made a defence for himself hours after Governor Wike accused him of bribery
- Ayu during a meeting with PDP bigwigs in Abuja on Friday said he never collected another N100m from the party's NWC after the same sum was donated by a governor
- Apart from stating that the donation was used for the renovation of the PDP's NDI accommodation, Ayu said the N1bn was a loan idea that was eventually dropped
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Abuja - Iyorchia Ayu, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied allegations of bribery levelled against him by the governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike.
At the PDP's national secretariat in Abuja on Friday, October 14, noted that Wike's allegations are not true, The Nation reports.
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Ayu speaks on alleged N1bn bribery
Ayu explained that the saidN1 billion was a proposed bank loan that the party initially intended to take from a commercial bank but later dropped the proposal after due consultations.
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Alleged N100m bribe - Ayu clears air
Concerning the N100 million, Ayu opened up that it came as a donation from a PDP governor to the party for the purpose of renovating the NDI office accommodation.
He disclosed that the donation was used for the renovation, adding that the PDP did not even exhaust the sum fund on the purpose for which it was meant.
To make the record straight, Ayu made it clear that he did not collect another N100 million from the PDP's National Working Committee (NWC) for the same purpose as claimed by Governor Wike.
In a report by The Cable, Ayu said in response to Wike's claims:
“On today’s allegations, I fully briefed the BoT that one of our governors made a contribution of N100 million for the revival of the PDI [Peoples Democratic Institute], which was housed in a portacabin, and I explained to them that we hired an appropriate place in Asokoro. We have furnished it; renovated it.
“The consistent attack on my person since the end of the convention on the 31st of May — I have refrained from reacting as the father of the party. I felt I should encourage reconciliation,” he said.
“But where it touches on my personal integrity, or even [when] my family members are brought into play, I appeal to such people to desist from trying to malign my character or bringing my family into party affairs.”
Wike drops bombshell, says “Atiku is not the only candidate of the PDP”
Wike in a media chat on Friday, October 14, maintained that the presidential candidate of the PDP is not the only candidate of the party.
The PDP chieftain made this assertion while noting that he is busy campaigning for the opposition party in Rivers state.
Interestingly, the crisis rocking the opposition party worsens as the Rivers governor and other aggrieved members are insisting Ayu must resign and the national chairmanship position must be ceded to the southern region of Nigeria.
Source: Legit.ng
