APC NWC in trouble with Buhari over Anambra poll bribery allegation

Following the controversy which trailed the outcome of the Anambra governorship primary election, President Muhammadu Buhari is currently not happy with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), being led by Chief John Oyegun, Blueprint has learnt.

The anger, it was gathered, was due to the unsubstantiated allegation of bribe taken by some of the national officers before the primary.

It was also alleged that after the election, a bribe of N150 million was taken by some of the NWC members to upturn the outcome of the election.

A reliable source told some journalists Wednesday in Abuja, that the allegations of the financial inducement during and after the primary poll in Anambra involving few of the NWC members (not named) angered the President who is known to be an anti corruption president

Recall that it took the APC leaders the last day set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before it could forward Tony Nwoye’s name, who won the election to the electoral empire.

Before Nwoye’s name was submitted to INEC, Sen Andy Uba, one of the governorship aspirants, among other petitioners had questioned his emergence at the primary, demanding a repeat of the exercise.

Praying for an outright cancellation of the election and declare him winner, Sen Uba wrote: “I complained to some members of the Primary Election Committee sent from the headquarters of the party. To be frank, I continued with the exercise in protest after observing all these irregularities. Most of the disgruntled delegates of the primary election have gone to various courts to depose to an affidavit of events that transpired.”

When asked recently at a media parley to respond to the allegation of N150 million allegedly taken by some of the NWC to favour a particular aspirant, the APC national publicity secretary Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, said: ” I don’t respond to rumours. ”

A source closed to the seat of power however, revealed that ” the President is angry with NWC because it was alleged that they collected money from some aspirants.”

According to the source, one of the NWC members was said to be a clearing house, stating that Sen. Andy Uba was much pained because he was given much confidence by the NWC members.”

When contacted, one of the NWC members who pleaded anonymity angrily reacted saying: ” though I don’t know whether some people collected money from anybody but why should the President be angry, does he fund the party?” The APC leader asked.

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