On Wednesday, drivers, security officials, and supporters of the All Progressives Congress clashed at the party headquarters over a cash gift from Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi.
Two days after being screened by the John Odigie-led presidential screening committee in Abuja, Umahi went into the Secretariat to see APC National Chairman Abdullahi Adamu.
After the over-an-hour closed-door meeting, Umahi brushed aside journalists’ questions and walked to his car.
The governor turned and threw a bale of N50,000 crisp notes as he was about to enter his vehicle.
Many APC supporters, security personnel, and drivers exchanged blows as they rushed to share the cash.
Umahi was one of the 23 presidential candidates who showed up at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja after being screened recently.
The other 22 aspirants included National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Tinubu; former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi; Senior Pastor of the Citadel Global Church, Tunde Bakare; former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba; Ebonyi Governor, Dave Umahi; Jigawa Governor, Mohammed Badaru; Senator Ajayi Borroffice; former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun; former Senate President, Ken Nnamani and US-based Pastor, Nicholas Felix.
Others were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio; former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole; Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello and Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade.
The remaining were oil magnate, Tein Jack Rich; Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti; former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu; former Minister of Information under the late General Sani Abacha regime, Ikeobasi Mokelu and embattled former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha.
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