Fresh plot to bring down Atiku uncovered as those being bankrolled in PDP are exposed

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, Chinemerem Madu, has claimed that a national vice-chairman of the party has completed plans to frustrate the ambition of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

The umbrella party has been in crisis since it had its presidential primary in May, The Cable reported.

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The likes of the Rivers and Oyo states’ governors, Nyesom Wike and Seyi Makinde, have continuously demanded the resignation of the national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu.

They have argued that the party's constitution does not recommend that the party's national chairman and presidential candidate come from the same region.

In a statement, Madu, a member of the national executive committee (NEC) of the PDP, alleged that a national chairman confessed to having “been heavily bankrolled” to disrupt the presidential campaign.

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Madu made this known on Wednesday, September 28, while withholding the name of the NEC member.

Madu alleges that a party chieftain is seducing NEC members with a huge sum of money to cook up a story to dirty the image of Atiku in the presidential race.

He stressed that the call for Ayu’s resignation was to frustrate the ambition of Atiku to become Nigeria’s president.

Has PDP national vice chairman confessed to being bankrolled to spoil Atiku's image?

The statement reads in part:

“Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are alerted of furtive moves by a compromised national vice chairman and a couple of members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) to derail our Presidential Campaign and scuttle the deserving victory of our Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar at the 2023 general elections,” he said.

“This national vice chairman and his cohorts who confessed to having been heavily bankrolled are approaching and offering members of NEC sums ranging from N25 million to N28 million each to address a damaging press conference with fabrications aimed at derailing the presidential campaign.