Oshiomhole: Drama as ex-commissioner demands refund of campaign fund from APC

A former commissioner of Business, Innovation and Technology in Kwara State, Ibrahim Akaje, has made a shocking demand from his party.

Akaje demanded a refund of his nomination fee paid to contest the 2019 House of Representatives ticket under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Daily Trust reported on Monday, December 25.

This comes after the former chairman of the APC and now a senator, Adams Oshiomhole, disclosed that the ruling party had to spend about N800 million to win the 2019 gubernatorial election in Kwara state.

Recall that on Tuesday, December 19, at the book launch of Salihu Lukman, Oshiomhole, a former national chairman of the APC, recalled how the party spent about N3.2bn to win the 2019 governorship election in four states, The Nigerian Tribune reported.

Akaje’s demand, posted on his verified Facebook page, queried the whereabouts of the money which was allegedly refunded to the state.

He wrote: "As an aspirant who contested for Federal House of Representatives seat in that election, I want to say very clearly that nobody refunded my nomination fee.

"The money is sitting somewhere and must be produced!

Meanwhile, the Kwara state APC chairman, Alhaji Tajudeen Folaranmi Aro, is yet to react to Akaje's outburst.