How APC spent millions on presidential primary

The APC on Friday revealed it spent N100m to publicize the party presidential primary in Abuja in June.

The ruling party stated this to dismiss reports on social media the party spent N800 million on publicity alone for the election.

Addressing journalists on Friday after he submitted his official report at the APC national secretariat, the Chairman of Media and Publicity Committee for the special convention and Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, debunked the report.

Also present during the report submission was the Secretary of Publicity Sub-Committee, Senator Bello Mandiya, and other members.

According to Sule, the 56-man media committee was given N120m, spent N100m and returned N20m into the party’s account.

“I am here with a draft of N20 million to present to the Chairman of our Party as the balance remaining from what we were given because we did not spend everything,” he said.

“The good part of your question is to clear the air on what earlier appeared on the social media that we were given N500m, N800m and this and that. We were only given N120m from the beginning and we spent roughly N100m and returned N20m back to the party.

“Initially, we were given N30 million a day after our inauguration. Thereafter, we got another N60 million. In all, the Party gave us N140 million which we expended on advertisements, media appearances, hotel accommodation, logistics for some media personnel who were brought in from outside Abuja and other sundry expenses, the details of which are contained in the report.

“We became a little more prudent. We were able to conserve some of the resources. Because of that, we were not able to expend everything given to us and we were able to bring back the balance back to the party.

“In addition, we got one of the best support from media houses. We never had this kind of support when I was chairman of the previous committee that produced the NWC. We are grateful for the maximum support we received from the media.”