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The headquarters of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was thrown into disarray on Wednesday, following the disappearance of a cash sum of N43 million into thin air inside the office premises.
The cash, which was in dollars, totaled $75,000 and was thought to be part of the party’s ongoing sales of ballot forms for the 2023 elections.
According to sources, once the money was discovered missing, the canopy under which the sale of forms was taking place was quickly destroyed without explanation.
It was said that $75,000 went missing during the packed tussle at the party’s main entrance.
However, party insiders told PUNCH that the stolen funds had nothing to do with the funds raised from the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms because aspirants are required to deposit funds in the allocated account numbers before picking up their forms at Buhari House.
“It’s actually $75,000. You know there was a struggle at the gate when aspirants and supporters were trying to get in.
“When the parcel of money dropped, it went missing in a flash. By the time security operatives were alerted the thief had vanished with the envelope,” the party source said.
In the early hours of Wednesday, the Secretariat had been a beehive of activities as aspirants trooped in to obtain forms for various electoral offices.
On the outside of Buhari House were hundreds of supporters lined up to cheer their respective aspirants as they made their way into the premises.
The whereabouts of the $75,000 has been unknown at the time of filing this report with confusion and investigation around the lost money taking place simultaneously in the headquarters.
According to reports, the APC leadership is in talks to move the form sales to a separate location with ample space to accommodate candidates and supporters.
Another major reason for looking for a new location is security, as Wednesday’s theft incident demonstrated how vulnerable the APC headquarters’ security is.
Fatima Oyesanmi
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