Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, who were fortunate to be delegates at the party’s national convention which held in Port Harcourt on Saturday, have described the exercise as worthy.This is because, they were said to have received thousands of dollars as bribes from some presidential aspirants.
The Punch reported that as early as Saturday morning, some of the delegates said they already had up to $9,000 each while they said that they were still expecting more.
As at Saturday Evening, some hinted Starnews that they already had up to $14,000 dollars received from Aspirants.
Unconfirmed information fitered in on Saturday evening that one of the Aspirants started dolling out 10,000 dollars when it seems some of his co-contestants were sharing thesame $5,000 he initially started with.
The aspirants who are taking part in the primary are a former Vice
President, Atiku Abubakar; Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal;
Governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwambo; a former Governor of Kano
State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso; a former Governor of Sokoto State,
Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa.
Others
are the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki; a former
President of the Senate, Senator David Mark; a former Minister of
Special Duties and Inter Governmental Relations, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki
(SAN) and a former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Jona Jang.
Also in the race are, a former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator
Ahmed Makarfi; a former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido and
Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed.