Even before the commencement of the presidential primaries of the opposition party All Progressives Congress (APC), former vice president Abubakar Atiku has splashed about N16.4million on Katsina APC, that included N50,000 each to the state’s 208 delegates.
Atiku, who is one of the frontline presidential aspirants of the APC, gave the money yesterday when he visited Katsina State to lobby delegates preparatory to the party’s presidential primary election.
Speaking at the Katsina State APC Secretariat, Atiku said he viewed the APC in Katsina State as an orphan, because the party is not in government. He then announced the donation of N5 million to the state secretariat, N1 million to the elders of the party, and N50,000 each to the 208 delegates.
“APC in Katsina Sstate is an orphan. I said this because it is not in government. I have seen the condition of the secretariat; so in my capacity as one of the elders of the party, I give the party secretariat N5 million, the elders N1 million and the delegates N50,000 each,”
He added that he was confident of winning the primary election, while stressing that “the time for consensus has gone, because it is too late for the process of consensus”, adding that the best thing for the party was to go for the primaries.
In a short speech, the Katsina State APC chairman, Dr Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa, extolled the virtues of the former vice president and said “Nigeria needs the likes of Atiku”.
LEADERSHIP Sunday recalls that the Katsina State chapter of APC recently endorsed General Muhammadu Buhari for the party’s presidential ticket.
The national publicity secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, could not be reached last night for his comment, but a source in the party said it is not proper for an aspirant to promise delegates money.
“If what you just said is true, it is wrong for any aspirant to promise delegates money.
Source : Leadership Newspaper.
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