APC Governors Speak On Two Aspirants For Senate President, Speaker Reportedly Offering $1million Per Vote

APC Governors Speak On Two Aspirants For Senate President, Speaker Reportedly Offering $1million Per Vote

Officials have said that two candidates seeking the third and fourth highest offices in Nigeria are rumored to be planning to bribe their fellow lawmakers with up to $1 million each to get elected.

This’rumour’ was stated in a memo to Nigeria’s newly elected president, Bola Tinubu, by governors elected on the platform of the country’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The governors of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) said they were aware of “rumors” that two lawmakers, one aspiring for Senate President and the other for Speaker of the House of Representatives, have expressed willingness to offer between $500,000 and $1 million in exchange for votes.

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Although they did not name the two candidates allegedly involved in the bribery scheme, they did suggest they were APC members.

“Indeed, it is being rumoured that one aspirant for the Senate Presidency and another for Speakership are willing to offer as much as $500,000 to $1 million per vote. Opposition party members of the National Assembly are being courted with the likelihood of the 2015 situation presenting itself if care is not taken.

According to Premium Times, PGF had in a memo called for the intervention of Mr Tinubu on the zoning of the principal offices of the federal parliament. The governors recommended a zoning formula for the offices.

According to the memo which is the outcome of a meeting held on 8 April, the governors warned Mr Tinubu that the “over-investment” by the aspirants may make zoning impossible if action is not taken quickly.

The governors noted that aspirants are offering newly elected lawmakers thousands of dollars for support, and some are willing to take the offer to a million dollars per vote.

“It is imperative that the President-Elect and the Party wade into this situation and announce an acceptable zoning formula as soon as possible. This is necessary to prevent over-investment by candidates, which leads to acrimony and bitterness. New Senators-elect and members-elect are being offered thousands of dollars.

“Indeed, it is being rumoured that one aspirant for the Senate Presidency and another for Speakership are willing to offer as much as $500,000 to $1 million per vote. Opposition party members of the National Assembly are being courted with the likelihood of the 2015 situation presenting itself if care is not taken,” the memo reads in part.

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