The Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) has formally dismissed widespread claims suggesting that it has mandated its members to pay a ₦10,000 levy to help the occasion’s {financial} operations.
In a press assertion launched on Sunday, the PDP Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, clarified that the occasion has not imposed any obligatory price on its supporters.
He addressed a latest report by a media outlet, which he accused of utilizing a sensationalized headline to misrepresent an interview in regards to the occasion’s future funding methods.
Ememobong said that the point out of ₦10,000 was merely an instance as an instance the potential of grassroots help and was by no means supposed as a directive or a compulsory requirement for membership.
The spokesperson defined that the occasion is at present trying towards a mannequin of voluntary contributions to maintain its actions. This technique is a part of a broader effort to maneuver away from heavy reliance on just a few rich people and as an alternative empower abnormal members.
Through the interview, Ememobong had famous that if a lot of Nigerians contributed even small quantities, it might create a big {financial} base.
He particularly used the determine of ₦10,000 as a hypothetical instance, stating, “The technique is easy: return to the individuals. When the persons are with you voluntarily, they fund the trigger. In 1998, individuals made small contributions to fund the occasion, and that gave them a voice.”
Furthermore, Ememobong additional emphasised that the PDP stays dedicated to a voluntary mannequin of political funding, which he described as a authentic and time-tested method in democratic techniques.
He identified that this technique is meant to return possession of the occasion to the individuals on the grassroots stage.
The occasion management urged its members and most people to ignore any deceptive studies of a “necessary levy,” reiterating that “there isn’t any mounted quantity, no obligatory fee, and no obligation imposed on any member of the PDP.”
In a associated growth, this clarification comes at a time when the PDP is navigating a wave of high-profile departures.
Recall that POLITICS NIGERIA lately reported on the exit of a number of outstanding figures, together with Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State and Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, each of whom have lately defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nevertheless, these shifts in management may immediate the PDP to rethink its {financial} and mobilization methods because it prepares for the 2027 basic elections.