Alleged $1million bribe: Reps to probe APC claim

The House of Representatives, yesterday, directed the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges to investigate an allegation that defected members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, were offered $1million to join the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Hon. Kingsley Chinda, (PDP, Rivers) under ‘matters of national importance, presented a national daily where it was alleged that lawmakers who defected on Tuesday were given $1million each to dump APC.

According to hiim, “the integrity of all lawmakers of this Assembly before the electorate is at stake if the statement credited to the interim National Publicity Secretary of APC, Mr. Lai Mohammed is not investigated immediately.