Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Working Committee have returned the sum of N93.6 million paid into their account by the chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu.
There had been reported that Ayu allegedly paid over N100m into the account of NWC members after the primaries of the party.
The report alleged that Ayu transfered the money from the over N10 billion realised by PDP from the sales of nomination forms.
The NWC members that returned the money to the party include, the National Vice Chairman (South-West), Olasoji Adagunodo, the Deputy National Chairman (South) Taofeek Arapaja; National Vice Chairman (South), Dan Orbih and National Women Leader, Stella Affah-Attoe.
It was reported that Orbih and Effah-Attoe got N28.8 million each, while Arapaja got N36 million.
Orbih in a letter addressed to Ayu and the party disclosed that he got the notification of the payment from his bank without any description.
