Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrived at the venue of the National Presidential Convention of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abuja.
14 aspirants are contesting for the presidential ticket of the PDP for the February 2023 election. A former banker, Mohammed Ayatu-Deen earlier in the day announced his withdrawal from the race citing corruption and monetization of the process.
It is not immediately clear why the operarives of the anti graft agency are at the venue. But there have been reports of aspirants spending heavily to influence the 774 delegates that have gathered from across Nigeria to vote in the ongoing exercise which is yet to officially kick off as at the time of this report.
