Barely a week after the convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over 120 aspirants who stepped down for consensus candidates have not been refunded the cost of their forms despite the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Quest Times earlier reported that the President had said those affected by the consensus arrangement of the party should be refunded the money they spent to obtain expression of interest and nomination forms.
However, the total sum being owed to the aspirants (not less than N400m) has not yet been refunded, sources in the party disclosed.
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“The new executive members would need time to compile the full list. Also, not everyone paid the same amount. Remember that women and persons with disabilities were given a discount of 50 per cent. Also, some people did not purchase forms by themselves. Some purchased it by proxy and some used groups. In such a situation who will you pay the refund to?” A party chieftain told PUNCH.
“They have not refunded my N10m. I visited the party secretariat last week to deliver my letter of intention to step down which was accepted. I wrote another letter for my refund which also included my bank account but the letter was not accepted.
“They said I should wait and that the new chairman had not fully taken over but I know he resumed on Wednesday. I will go back on Wednesday. I know they will not renege on their promise because it will be disastrous,” another source disclosed.
When contacted, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, told the newsmen in an interview that the aspirants who stepped down would be refunded, saying the new leadership of the party just took over.
