Alleged ₦10bn Fraud: PDP Won’t Succumb To Blackmail, Intimidation – Spokesman
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, on Wednesday has
stated that the PDP will not succumb to blackmail and intimidation.
Ologbondiyan’s reaction followed the invitation from the Economic Financial Crimes Commission to explain how they allegedly used ₦10bn belonging to the party.
EFCC had invited senior PDP officials after the party’s chieftain, Kassim Afegbua levelled an allegation against PDP leadership concerning financial transactions.
While describing the party as a “responsible and public-spirited political party”, Ologbondiyan announced that PDP
honoured the invitation extended to the party officials by the commission.
“PDP assures that it will not succumb to any form of blackmail and political intimidation but will continue in its role
of providing constructive opposition as well as being the national platform for all Nigerians in their rally to rescue
and secure our nation from the misrule of the All Progressives Congress (APC),” he said via a statement.
The party’s spokesman also said PDP is not deterred from performing its duties as the leading opposition political
party on account of the EFCC invitation, maintaining that “it did not raise the sum of N10 billion being frivolously bandied in some quarters as proceeds from the sale of nomination forms.”
Moreover, the PDP restates that every expenditure by the National Working Committee (NWC) always has been in
line with the budget approved by the Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and in keeping with political
parties’ financial due process.
Audited Account
We further affirm that we have over the years submitted our audited accounts in line with statutory requirements and practice.
However, as a responsible and public-spirited political party, we have honoured the invitation extended to our
officials by the commission and we urge all party members, our teeming supporters across the nation and members of the public to remain calm.
PDP assures that it will not succumb to any form of blackmail and political intimidation but will continue in its role
of providing constructive opposition as well as being the national platform for all Nigerians in their rally to rescue
and secure our nation from the misrule of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Signed:
Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary
By Cynthia N.
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