Senator Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that he did not collect N1 billion from anyone.
Ayu has falsified the claim of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike that he collected sum of amount of money.
The chairman of the party has warned aggrieved persons in the party not to involve his family in the ongoing controversy.
The chairman falsified the claims of Wike while reacting to allegations leveled against him, promising to present the statement of account of the party soon.
Ayu also added that as the father and number one citizen of the party, he decided to keep silence for peace to reign.
Ayu said: “I felt I should encourage reconciliation. But where it touches on my integrity, which even my own family members are brought into play.
“I appeal to aggrieved people to desist from trying to malign my character or bringing my family into party affairs.
”I never collected 1 billion from anybody. And the 100 million that was donated by one of the governors was judiciously used for the purpose that it was given”.