The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Emma Eneukwu, has revealed that some contenders for the party’s presidential ticket spent billions while others spent millions of naira to get the ticket.
Chief Eneukwu, who spoke during a lunch organised by friends of a former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, at the weekend in Abuja, said the thinking among many stakeholders in the party was that the APC would micro-zone its ticket to the South East in the interest of equity and justice.
He, however, said monetisation and materialism took over the process, leading to the defeat of aspirants who were not willing to spend billions.
Onu had contested the presidential ticket of the party with 12 other contenders but lost to the National Leader of the party, Bola Amhed Tinubu, who is from the South West.
The party’s presidential primary was held at the Eagles Square in Abuja from June 7 to 8.
Eneukwu said, “He (Onu) is not ready to buy that position when he is going to serve because some people spent their millions and billions to get there. If they have something to give to society, they will not pay to get there.
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