Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan representing Kogi Central has alleged that the State Governor, Yahaya Bello attempted to sway the political landscape by offering her a substantial sum of money to withdraw from the race in favour of his anointed candidate.
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She stated this while featuring on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Wednesday.
“Yahaya Bello offered me N50 million at first, I turned it down, he increased it to N70 million, so that I can step down for his anointed candidate, and I rejected the money,” Akpoti-Uduaghan asserted.
This revelation comes on heels of questions trailing the integrity of the political process, as such allegations of financial inducement have been a long-standing concern in Nigerian political space.
As at press time, Yahaya Bello has yet to respond to the allegation.