The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has denied allegations that the over N90 million returned by six members of the committee were paid as bribes by the party leadership.
National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Hon. Debo Ologunagba stated this on Journalists’ Hangout on Thursday.
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.”
[wonderplugin_video iframe=”https://youtu.be/qn17p9X940M” lightbox=0 lightboxsize=1 lightboxwidth=960 lightboxheight=540 autoopen=0 autoopendelay=0 autoclose=0 lightboxtitle=”” lightboxgroup=”” lightboxshownavigation=0 showimage=”” lightboxoptions=”” videowidth=600 videoheight=400 keepaspectratio=1 autoplay=0 loop=0 videocss=”position:relative;display:block;background-color:#000;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto;” playbutton=”https://www.tvcnews.tv/wp-content/plugins/wonderplugin-video-embed/engine/playvideo-64-64-0.png”]
“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.
“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 pleaded with all of its members, throngs of supporters, and the general public to disregard the report and false accusations, which are unmistakably meant to discredit the PDP, sow discord, and draw attention away from our Party’s mission to rescue, rebuild, and reroute our nation from the misrule of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Related posts:
PDP crisis: NWC members return over N90m alleged ‘bribe’
President Trump to nominate Ratcliffe to be Dir. of Natl Intelligence as Coats steps down
Benue PDP Publicity Secretary In DSS Custody
Rivers rerun elections: Probe panel recovers N120m paid as bribe
APC Remains United Under President Buhari – National Publicity Secretary
APC National Publicity Secretary resigns from the party’s position
NNPP dismisses alleged suspension of BoT Chairman, Publicity Secretary
Gunmen kill APC Publicity Secretary, Sylvanus Namang, In Plateau
