The Ebonyi State chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Stanley Emegha, has described as false and calculated attempt to smear the good image of the party, the allegation that the party demanded an extra N400,000 from aspirants of House of Assembly seats in the state.
Briefing journalists in Abakaliki, the State capital, Chief Emegha stated that at no point did the party request for extra money from the aspirants apart from the N500,000 State Clearance fee.
Chief Emegha warned party members to desist from smearing the image of the party, adding that the leadership of the party was focused and committed towards ensuring the victory of APC in the forthcoming general elections.
“To my greatest astonishment, the said aspirants alleged that they were asked to pay a whooping sum of N900,000. All we asked from them is the N500,000 State Clearance fee. The question is, who made the request? Let it be on record that we did not mandate any aspirant to pay extra…
