Presidency speaks on amount Atiku paid delegates to emerge PDP presidential candidate

The Presidency on Monday accused the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar of bribing delegates during the just concluded primary election conducted in Port Harcourt.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie alleged that Atiku bribed delegates with the sum of N42billion to emerge as PDP candidate.

Recall that Atiku scored 1532 votes to defeat his closest rival, Aminu Tambuwal who polled 693 votes and other 11 aspirants.

Onochie in a post on her Twitter page noted that Nigerians were ‘finished’ if Atiku becomes president.

According to her, “If a man who bribed delegates with 42bn naira becomes PRESIDENT. ATIKU!!! We are finished in Nigeria.

“Thankfully, Nigerians are wiser!”