PDP NWC Refutes N90m Bribery Scandal, Insists Payments Legitimate

PDP National Working Committee (NWC) has refuted claims that the over N90 million returned by six committee members was obtained through the payment of bribes by the party hierarchy.

The Party’s national publicity secretary, the honorable This was stated by Debo Ologunagba in a statement issued late on Thursday in Abuja.

According to him, the NWC’s attention “has been attracted to misrepresentations in a segment of the media hinting to unusual and baseless reasons with regard to the Housing Allowance lawfully approved and paid to NWC members and workers of the Party.”

“The NWC has noted that this misleading report stemmed from an unfounded publication by a particular media outlet which suggested that the Housing Allowance, an entitlement duly approved and paid to national officials and staff of the Party amounted to bribery.“

He further said, “For the avoidance of doubt, the PDP states in an unequivocal term that no funds were paid into the account of any member of the NWC as a bribe for any purpose whatsoever for that matter.

“To set the record straight, the Housing Allowance being referred to went through the Due Process of the Party in line with the Conditions of Service and Entitlement of the Staff and Principal Officers of the Party.

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“If any individual, for any reason decides to return money duly approved and paid, such does not in any way suggest that the money was paid as a bribe or indicate that it was illegitimate or unlawfully paid.

“A bribe is defined as ‘money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behaviour of a person, especially in that person’s performance as a public official…”.

“This is not the case in the payment of Housing Allowance duly approved for officials and staff of the Party.“

The party urged all of its members, throngs of supporters, and the general public to ignore the report and false accusations, which are obviously intended to defame the PDP, sow discord, and divert attention from our Party’s mission to rescue, rebuild, and reroute our nation from the misrule of the All Progressives Congress (APC).