A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Senator Jim
Nwobodo, has denied receiving N100million from a former Minister of State for
Finance, Bashir Yuguda. In a statement issued by his spokesman, John Okoreni,
he said the reports that he got the money from the former minister were
unfounded.
Nwobodo said he was the Chairman of the Contact Committee
of the PDP Presidential Campaign for the Southeast, overseeing Abia, Anambra,
Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States. He said the only fund received by the committee
for its work was N100million from PDP’s National Chairman, Dr. Adamu Mu’azu. The
money, he said, was for logistics, travelling and mobilisation of party members
in the zone for the presidential election.
“The fund was properly disbursed to the states and dully
signed by members of the committee for each state and accounted for to the
party. At no time did Senator Nwobodo receive money from any person other than
the then National Chairman of the party.
“It would be unusual for Senator Nwobodo and other
members of his committee to query the source of campaign fund coming from the
National Chairman of his party for official functions and purposes. “This statement is meant to put the record straight and
correct the impression making round some media on the alleged distribution of
money by Bashir Yuguda as it concerns Senator Nwobodo,” the statement said.