Politics

Senator Binta Garba Speaks On Been Offered N300m Bribe To Join PDP

Published

1 October 2018

12:21 PM

The senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Binta Garba, has denied the alleged reports in which she was quoted as saying PDP approached her to dump the APC.

My attention has been drawn to an online report captioned “How PDP offered me over 300 million naira to dump APC” which caption was credited to me and has been circulating in the media. I hereby deny making any such comments or insinuations at any fora.

— Senator Binta Masi Garba (@BintaMasi) September 29, 2018

It would be recalled that several report allegedly claimed that Mrs Binta was offered over N300m by the PDP so that Governor Jibrilla Bindow, the then candidate of the APC, would not scale through.

Well meaning Nigerians, particularly my constituents are advised to disregard such mischievous headlines. #FakeNews @APCNigeria @todayng @NigeriaNewsdesk @PremiumTimesng

— Senator Binta Masi Garba (@BintaMasi) September 29, 2018

The senator, who spoke ahead of the APC primary, urged party members to re-elect President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Jibrilla Bindow and herself again.

I remain a committed member of our great part- APC and I have neither been approached nor offered money by anybody to dump the APC for any other party.

— Senator Binta Masi Garba (@BintaMasi) September 29, 2018

Garba, who is attempting to return to the Senate, is facing the challenge of seven male aspirants, including a former Special Adviser on Political Matters to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ali Gulak; a former Director -General, Nigerian Law School, Dr Mamman Tahir; Executive Chairman, Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Abdullahi Belel; and the House of Representatives member representing Michika and Madagali Federal Constituency, Adamu Kamale.

I was opportuned to pick up my expression of interest and nomination form at the party headquarters. #Binta2019 #WinwithBinta #Forthecommongood pic.twitter.com/XHuLKpQLK9

— Senator Binta Masi Garba (@BintaMasi) September 6, 2018