There was chaos on Wednesday at the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after an envelope containing $75,000 was stolen.
According to reports, the cash was stolen while members of the party were struggling to gain access to the secretariat of the party.
The sale of nomination forms commenced on Tuesday as aspirants stormed the party headquarters to purchase their forms.
Reports say that canopies were set up in the premises of the secretariat due to the ongoing renovation.
For no justifiable reason, the canopy where the forms were sold was abruptly disassembled during the incident.
However, PUNCH reports that the stolen funds at the party secretariat has no connection to the proceeds from the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms.
Political aspirants in the party have been directed to deposit funds in the allocated account numbers before proceeding to pick up their forms at Buhari House.
An eyewitness said, “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 has not given any official statement on the missing cash as at the time of this report.