A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC), has raised an alarm over the alleged plot to scuttle the campaign of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
Addressing journalists during the inauguration of the presidential campaign council of the party at the International Conference Center, Abuja, the party national officer, Chief Chinemerem Madu, alleged that a National Vice Chairman, whose name he refused to mention was behind the plot.
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He said the National Vice Chairman is 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 PDP Presidential Campaign.
He also said: “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.
“This National Vice Chairman and his cohorts who confessed to have 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.
“The said National Vice Chairman had approached me personally as a member of NEC to inform me of plots to orchestrate a heavily funded Press Conference to be addressed by select NEC members seemingly calling for the resignation of the National Chairman, Sen. Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, but actually targeted at frustrating the Atiku Abubakar Presidential bid.
“He also vowed that nothing will assuage the group which is now bent at derailing the PDP Presidential Campaign.”
