The rift in the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party took a fresh twist on Friday, as 16 other members who are yet to refund the controversial housing allowance to the party were under intense pressure to do so.
This, according to sources is to pit the NWC members against the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, whom some party members, led by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, asked to resign in order for peace to reign in the party.
A credible source in the party disclosed to correspondents that “there is a tendency for most of them to return the money. Some are waiting for the national chairman to return before making a decision.”
You will recall that on Friday six National working Committee members, including the Deputy National Chairman (South), Taofeek Arapaja; National Woman Leader, Professor Stella Effah-Attoe; National Vice Chairman (South-South), Chief Dan Orbih, and three others returned what was termed housing allowance into the party’s coffers.
This came after Ayu was accused by the Rivers State governor of inducing NWC members with huge sums of money in a bid to conceal his alleged financial recklessness
