N122.4m Returned By NWC Members Was ‘Housing Allowance’ – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refuted allegations of bribery over N122.4m returned by some members of the party’s national working committee, saying the funds were for housing allowance. 

In a statement on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, described reports about the money in some sections of the media as “unfounded”.

The PDP chieftain explained that “the Housing Allowance being referred to went through the Due Process of the Party in line with the Conditions of Service and Entitlement of the Staff and Principal Officers of the Party.