PDP denies inducing federal lawmakers

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied allegation of financially inducing federal lawmakers, with the view to wooing those that had defected back to the ruling party.
The All Progressive Congress (APC) had accused the PDP of shelling out millions of dollars to the affected lawmakers to stave off the tide of defection that has hit the party in recent times.
But in a statement issued on Wednesday by PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the party dismissed the report, saying the all allegation sought to cast doubt in the minds of Nigerians regarding the integrity of the affected lawmakers.
“All well meaning Nigerians are indeed worried by the statements and actions of the APC which are clearly aimed at destroying our democracy and plunging the nation into chaos.
“There is no doubting the fact that the PDP under its new National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, is reaching out to all its members including those that defected in a reconciliation drive that is already yielding dividends.
“At a point, in the mind of some sections of the public, the PDP got to its lowest level, but we remained focused. Despite the defections of lawmakers from our fold, the PDP never assaulted their integrity.
“We are expecting more defections to the PDP. We have consistently told Nigerians that the PDP would emerge from its challenges a stronger party and this is what we are witnessing.
“The PDP is the only political party with a consistent structure, vision and achievements in the transformation of Nigeria since 1998. The APC is a cacophonous amalgam of tribal and religious irredentists with no known vision or achievements in its earlier metamorphosis,” Metuh said.