PDP Convention: ‘Bidding’ opens as Saraki doles out $1,000 per delegate

Senate President Bukola Saraki has reportedly started paying money to delegates at the Peoples Democratic Party’s national convention, marking perhaps the first move in an expected flurry of payouts which aspirants are keen on raining on delegates to win support for the presidential nomination.

Mr Saraki paid out $1,000 per delegate at about noon on Saturday, hours before voting opens in the convention, PREMIUM TIMES learnt from delegates, including those who received the largesse.

“We have received our first goodwill from the Senate President Bukola Saraki,” a delegate from Nasarawa State told PREMIUM TIMES. “It is our first dollars here, but we know more would still come from other aspirants, they have been calling us since yesterday.”

A spokesperson for the Saraki campaign did not immediately return calls for comments. But two sources in his campaign who were amongst those who coordinated the payout stashed in campaign paraphernalia have corroborated the claim to PREMIUM TIMES.

The top lawmaker is perhaps the first to pay out cash to influence the choice of delegates. At least 4,000 delegates are expected to vote for 12 aspirants when the exercise commences at this stadium in a few hours’ time.

It is still early in the day, as politician insiders tell PREMIUM TIMES that the payout would rise as voting kick off.


“Do not be surprised if they hike the rate to $4,000, this is not your average convention,” a source attached with the campaign of one of the top-four contenders told PREMIUM TIMES


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Atiku began dishing out $5000 per delegate later on but reports reaching me say the dollar rain on the delegates has increased to $10,000 per delegate.

These are the grow Nigeria replacements for PMB

I laugh in bribery

Na politics.....

A very bad omen for the country.. Introduced by the terrorist party Apc..

Vote buying.. child voters.. mace stealing.. election manipulation..

APC is evil and must be resisted by all well meaning Nigerians..

Not some dead brain things ..

Lol Grave mistake. No one in PDP can defeat wike in bribery with Rivers State oil money behind him. Congratulations to Tambuwal in advance

They yaf start

2015 Was Our Year Of National Mistake! 2019 Is Our Year Of National Correction!!

When the executives and the legislators are in good terms, prosperity of such a nation is inevitable.

Saraki for President
Then expect Dino Melaye as Senate President.

Chai! Those delegates don hammer today. If Saraki can bid $1k Atiku and Kwankwaso go match am fire for fire. Wike better be ready to spend serious Oyel money for his boy, Tambuwal.

I'd be a fool to believe this claim. How many delegates can you bribe with $10k. They are now auctioning delegates. Politics sha.

hmmm

They are collecting their portion for the next 4 years no problem..

Fake news

Must you lie just to discredit PDP on behalf of your APC pay masters?

If you're not rich, please stay away from Nigeria's politics check my signature to sell your Gift Card and Bitcoin

PDP. Power to the people..

Since 4 days now..APC and dia evil agents have not known peace..

PDP primaries is like a hot iron searing through their heart..

Can't believe I happening live ..after all dia evil permutations..


Unfortunate lowlifers..

No peace for the wicked

See how some people will just eating other people's future today

This is Nigeria and is normal for them all politician's

...and where the evidence?

And dats hw he intends to grow Nigeria
I pity 4 9ja

Mehn, this is funny. Make I laugh small.

Nothing concern me with politics


. Aswear, I'm coming back to read comments.
This thread go funny die. Zombies and wailers, over to you. If you're here to read comments, Abeg gather here

Stupid press, yesterday it was delegates have been besieging bureau de change operators after collecting dollars and today Saraki just started dishing out dollars to delegate and he is the first to do that.

APCs propaganda machine is on motion

Almost all Nigerian politicians are corrupt thieves; so may the best win. Me thinks Atiku would be a better competition for Buhari.

Picture(s) of Saraki giving out the Dollars or I don believe it... Fake Fake Fakeeeeeee

.. where are the evident?

Herdsmen:
A very bad omen for the country.. Introduced by the terrorist party Apc..

Vote buying.. child voters.. mace stealing.. election manipulation..

APC is evil and must be resisted by all well meaning Nigerians..

Not some dead brain things ..

Please PDP has always been known to be a fraudulent party who enjoy not only looting our money but also throwing the same looted money around with reckless abandon.

Go and lament to your family and take APC out of your mouth because this thread is not about APC especially since PDP has existed for much longer than APC with this same money possessed methods of buying votes ever since their existence

lies

Ok

Na their way.

So when atiku and saraki finally become president they won't recoup their loot?