. Denies Owing Rent On Property
The Senator Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday debunked a media report that the party is out of money and could not meet up with its financial obligations.
The report, which stated that PDP was broke, alleged the the party could not pay rents and meet other financial obligations of its research and training institute, the Peoples Democratic Institute, PDI.
But the Publicity Secretary of the PDP National Caretaker Committee, NCC, Dayo Adeyeye declared that the entire allegation in the publication was an outright falsehood and only existed in the imagination of the writers and their collaborators.
He alleged that the report was part of distraction from the party’s factional chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, and his co-travellers.
Adeyeye disclosed that Sheriff had sometime in 2016 proposed a visit to the Institute, but was promptly turned down by the Director-General of the Institute, Dr. Lanre Adebayo.
He added that Sheriff also in December 2016 proposed a meeting with members of the establishment staff of PDP but was turned down by the staff.
The PDP spokesman maintained that it is shameful and an unnecessary show of desperation for Sheriff to resort to blackmail and outright falsehood to tarnish PDP reputation and the National Caretaker Committee, NCC.
“The PDP is not broke and does not owe rent on the property being used by the PDI located in Wuse II, Abuja.
“Let us place on record that the PDI’s financial responsibilities are being met accordingly.
“Just last week, the Caretaker Committee approved monthly imprest for the Institute, and its staff salaries are paid at the same time with that of the PDP staffers.
“For emphasis, all members of staff of the Party and that of the Institute received their January 2017 Salary last week which the Secretary of the Staff Welfare Committee confirmed in that Publication.”
“The National Caretaker Committee of the Party, though with limited time in office, has been working tirelessly to meet all the monetary obligations of the Party since its inauguration,” the statement asserted.