2027: APC speaks on Wike's N10m reward for delivering Tinubu

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nentawe Yilwatda, has defended the N10 cardinal inducement announced by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for governmental wards successful Rivers State that unafraid triumph for President Bola Tinubu successful the 2027 statesmanlike election.

Yilwatda argued that the projected reward would not represent ballot buying if paid aft the election, maintaining that it was intended to recognise governmental show alternatively than power voters.

The APC president stated this connected Monday portion speaking connected Channels Television's Politics Today programme.

Wike had reportedly promised to reward immoderate governmental ward successful Rivers State with N10 cardinal if it delivered Tinubu successful the 2027 statesmanlike election.

Reacting to the promise, Yilwatda said the timing of the outgo was a captious origin successful determining whether the statement amounted to ballot buying.

He argued that a outgo made aft the election, erstwhile the victor had been declared and each ineligible processes concluded, could not beryllium re...