Alleged $1million Bribe: Reps To Probe APC Claim

The House of Representatives, yesterday, directed the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges to investigate an allegation that defected members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, were offered $1million to join the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Hon. Kingsley Chinda, (PDP, Rivers) under ‘matters of national importance, presented a national daily where it was alleged that lawmakers who defected on Tuesday were given $1million each to dump APC.


According to hiim, “the integrity of all lawmakers of this Assembly before the electorate is at stake if the statement credited to the interim National Publicity Secretary of APC, Mr. Lai Mohammed is not investigated immediately.

“There is need to get to the root of the matter immediately by the Ethics and Privileges Committee and whoever is found guilty should be sanctioned.

“This was how the Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, last week alleged that the lawmakers in his state that defected to PDP were bribed with N50m each.”

Chinda added that it would be shameful if the matter is not investigated immediately, noting that it will adversely affect all the good things the seventh Assembly had done.
But Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Leo Ogor, dismissed the brbe allegation, describing it as “a complete nonsense”

Speaking on the issue, Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, asked the Committee on Ethics and Privileges to probe into the matter and submit its findings within two weeks.


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