‘APC Working Against N22bn refund to Ekiti’ - PDP

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state of appealing to the Federal Government to prevent reimbursement of N22 billion the state government spent to rehabilitate federal roads.

PDP State Publicity Secretary, Jackson Adebayo, said in a statement yesterday in Ado-Ekiti that the state’s APC leadership had written to President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold reimbursement of the fund in the interest of the future of APC in the state.

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Adebayo stated that APC’s decision to write the letter was also “predicated on the need to cover up its earlier allegations that Governor Ayo Fayose had received the N22 billion refund for federal road projects executed by the state.”

He added that “the request was meant to cover up the real amount the Federal Government was owing the state on federal road projects,” alleging that the immediate past administration had received some of the reimbursement, which it could not account for.

According to Adebayo, the APC in the letter appealed to Buhari to protect the interest of their party in the state so it would not lose face with the people in future elections.

The PDP spokesman alleged that the APC leadership had contacted some APC National Assembly members to ensure no provision was made for federal projects in Ekiti State to frustrate any means the refund could be included in the next budget of the federation.

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But Ekiti APC Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, described Adebayo’s allegation as mere face-saving antics that would not take the PDP government anywhere.

Olatunbosun said APC had earlier alleged that N22 billion had been paid by the Federal Government to Fayose, saying it would be foolish on PDP’s part to now allege that the party had written to President Buhari with intention to block the payment.