PDP alleges those who attended APC’s ‘one-million-man’ march were paid N5,000 each
Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that each person who attended the one-million-man march of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos on Saturday was paid nothing less than N5,000.
Lagos PDP further claimed in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Taofik Gani, that sums hovering around N1m and N10m was doled out to groups that mobilized their members to attended the march.
The party accused the APC of deceiving Lagosians by tagging the march as “one-million-march” even though the Teslim Balogun Stadium where the walk ended, could only accommodate 24,000 people.
The publicity secretary held that posters
and billboards of PDP candidates were vandalised during the rally while two people in private vehicles were attacked for carrying the sticker of the PDP governorship candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje.
According to the statement, “The PDP has described as blatant falsehood and over exaggeration of the number of attendees which the APC continues to put at one Million probably to give General Muhammadu Buhari false hope in Lagos State.
“The capacity of the stadium used is 24,325 and could not have accommodated over 100,000 without stampede! The Party notes that the APC was over ambitious to expect one million
lovers of the APC in Lagos State at this period that the masses are disenchanted with its policies; a reason why Governor Babatunde Fashola could not attend the rally.
“The PDP posits that the realistic figure of about 11,000 APC members actually participated due to coercion or monetary inducement.
SOURCE: http://www.ereporter.com.ng/index.php/political-news/item/3757-pdp-alleges-those-who-attended-apc-s-one-million-man-march-were-paid-n5-000-each
Lagos PDP further claimed in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Taofik Gani, that sums hovering around N1m and N10m was doled out to groups that mobilized their members to attended the march.
The party accused the APC of deceiving Lagosians by tagging the march as “one-million-march” even though the Teslim Balogun Stadium where the walk ended, could only accommodate 24,000 people.
The publicity secretary held that posters
and billboards of PDP candidates were vandalised during the rally while two people in private vehicles were attacked for carrying the sticker of the PDP governorship candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje.
According to the statement, “The PDP has described as blatant falsehood and over exaggeration of the number of attendees which the APC continues to put at one Million probably to give General Muhammadu Buhari false hope in Lagos State.
“The capacity of the stadium used is 24,325 and could not have accommodated over 100,000 without stampede! The Party notes that the APC was over ambitious to expect one million
lovers of the APC in Lagos State at this period that the masses are disenchanted with its policies; a reason why Governor Babatunde Fashola could not attend the rally.
“The PDP posits that the realistic figure of about 11,000 APC members actually participated due to coercion or monetary inducement.
SOURCE: http://www.ereporter.com.ng/index.php/political-news/item/3757-pdp-alleges-those-who-attended-apc-s-one-million-man-march-were-paid-n5-000-each
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