PDP gave pastors N6bn to campaign against Buhari –Amaechi

Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party bribed some Christian religious leaders with   N6bn   to campaign against the All Progressives Congress and its presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

Amaechi said that the religious leaders had been circulating documents to convince Nigerians that the APC and Buhari would islamise Nigeria if voted into power on February 14.

He said, “Some pastors collected N6bn and they are circulating document and telling you not to vote for an Hausa man; not to vote for a Muslim; that they want to Islamise Nigeria. Tell them to return our N6bn.

“They gave them N6bn; they should return it to the Federal Government coffers. They will tell you that Buhari wants to Islamise Nigeria; tell them we are too educated. 

“I am a Catholic, but no Catholic priest has told me that story right now in the Catholic Church because, I will ask him how. If any pastor tells you that, tell him to return the money.

“Nobody can Islamise Nigeria; they have commercialised Jesus Christ. They should stop commercialising the Christian faith.   You know what Jesus Christ did in the temple? He chased them away.

Reacting, the state Assistant Publicity Secretary of the PDP,   Samuel Nwanosike,   challenged Amaechi, to name the pastors that collected the N6bn.

Nwanosike argued that the allegation was an indication that the governor had conceded defeat to Jonathan.

He said, “It shows clearly that Governor Amaechi has conceded defeat and that Dr.   Jonathan has what it takes to continue as the President of this country.”