Adam Namadi, son of former Vice President Namadi Sambo, has demanded that the 38 delegates at the primary election for his constituency refund the N76 million he gave them to enable him secure the ticket.
Adam Sambo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was contesting in Kaduna North Federal Constituency of the House of Representatives.
Daily Post reports that Namadi, who had promised to add N1.5 million to the amount given to each of the delegates, secured the least votes among the 3 contenders.
The delegates raked in millions of naira from the aspirants who were alleged to intentionally made efforts to out-do each other with gratifications to the 38 delegates.
At the end, Samaila Suleiman, the incumbent representative of the constituency won, defeating Namadi and Shehu Usman ABG.
Suleiman, who recently decamped from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP, won with 22 votes against Shehu Usman ABG who polled 14 votes.
Suleiman is said to have distributed between N3.5m and N4m to each delegate while ABG gave out N2.5m in cash and Namadi had distributed N2m to delegates.
However, having lost the contest, both ABG and Namadi demanded an immediate refund.
Suleiman, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Special Duties, left the APC following the interest of Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s eldest son in his seat at the green chamber.