The former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, yesterday, described former Minister of State, Finance, Bashir Yuguda, as a liar.
Contrary to a report where Yuguda alleged he gave George N100 million as head of Contact and Mobilisation Committee of the party in the South-West, the PDP chieftain claimed, in a statement, that there were 18 members in the committee and Yuguda only gave $30,000 (approximately $1,666 each) to the members for transportation, accommodation and feeding.
As stated by George, the report was “another blatant falsehood, stripped of any iota of truth. The salient fact is that very early this year, long before the election period, the party (PDP) set up Contact and Mobilisation Committee for each zone to reconcile various factions and ensure a firm unity of purpose within the zones before the election.
“I was elected chairman for the South-West zone. The committee, made up of 18 senior members of the party, with distinguished history of honour and exemplary leadership, met, at least, 10 times in my office in Lagos. These people travelled all the way from every corner of the South-West, with three members representing each state. All are very much alive to testify to my assertions…
“For all these efforts, Yuguda gave the committee only $30,000. That was less than N6 million at that time.
“Yuguda can never claim that he gave the committee N100 million…”