{"id":871,"date":"2022-10-16T16:38:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T16:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsnigeria24.com\/?p=871"},"modified":"2022-10-16T16:38:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T16:38:37","slug":"chairman-of-pdp-admits-collecting-n100m-from-a-governor-clarifies-n1-billion-accusation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnigeria24.com\/politics\/chairman-of-pdp-admits-collecting-n100m-from-a-governor-clarifies-n1-billion-accusation\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairman of PDP admits collecting N100m from a governor, clarifies N1 billion accusation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsnigeria24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-196.png?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chairman of PDP admits collectiing N100m from governor, clarifies N1 billion accusation\" class=\"wp-image-872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsnigeria24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-196.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsnigeria24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-196.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsnigeria24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-196.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsnigeria24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-196.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Iyorchia Ayu, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has admitted to receiving N100 million from a sitting Governor in the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ayu admitted this after Governor Nyesom Wike claimed at a press conference today that he (Ayu) collected N100 million naira from a Governor for the renovation of the PDP&#8217;s Democratic Institute and then returned to the PDP NWC to accept another N100 million naira for the same job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wike also claimed that Ayu took N1 billion from a presidential candidate in Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to reporters&#8217; questions following a meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) at the party&#8217;s headquarters in Abuja, Ayu stated that the N1 billion issue arose when he took office and needed money to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said they initially wanted to take a loan but didn&#8217;t go forward with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, \u201cThis is a meeting of the BoT which I am only a member, as allegations persist, it is an opportunity to clear the air. I decided not to respond and not to encourage altercations at the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, I want to make it clear that at no time did I, as the National Chairman of the party, collect any N1bn from anybody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we came in and the party was having funding difficulties, the presidential candidate suggested that we should take a loan from the bank and the owner of that bank is a member of the party, he has even left the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe party never took any loan from anybody. Any money advanced to the party was declared before the NWC and handed over to the National Treasurer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll our accounts are up to date and we promised to publish the accounts at the end of the year.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ayu admitted collecting N100m from a PDP Governor but insisted that the money was judiciously used for the renovation of the Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI) which will be commissioned soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PDP Chairman added that the money has not been exhausted and a letter had been dispatched to the said governor to come and see what it was used for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Iyorchia Ayu, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has admitted to receiving N100 million from a sitting Governor in the party. 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