PDP primaries: Sharing of money disgraces Nigeria – Adegboruwa

A Nigerian legal practitioner, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has described the sharing of money at the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as shameful.

Adegboruwa has via a statement revealed that the elections in the country were heavily monetized and corrupted.

“The embarrassment to us as a nation is the open display of corruption by an opposition party that is seeking to take over power”, his statement reads.

He said that the confession of the son of the former Vice President, to bribing delegates of his party with N2million, and requesting the refund of his money, after he failed to secure the PDP ticket for Kaduna North federal constituency, was a show of shame.

“The embarrassing part of this story is that Mr Namadi confirmed that leaders and major stakeholders of the PDP were well aware of this ugly practice and they even endorsed it.”

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said that in Ondo State, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, lost the primary election and thereafter requested the return of cars and hotel money he gave to the leaders of the party.

He said Tanko Rossi Sabo, a delegate from Sanga LGA of Kaduna, publicly showed bundles of money given to him at the primaries as a delegate.

“He shared the loot with members of his community. In the 22 days of his assignment as a delegate, he was able to cough out about N30m from the bribe that he collected from aspirants.”

“If these are the leaders to occupy public office in our country, then the hope of a better nation will continue to be a pipe dream, I dare say.”