A bribery allegation running into billions of naira is now swirling around the All Progressives Congress ahead of what many expect to be President Bola Tinubu's re-election push. The party is already on the defensive, with APC officials pushing back hard, insisting the claims have been blown out of proportion.
The source material on this one is still thin, but the allegation alone is enough to rattle the political temperature in Abuja. Corruption charges, real or exaggerated, tend to stick in the public imagination long before any formal process plays out.
What happens next is the part worth watching. Whether the APC's dismissal holds water or fresh details surface, this story is far from settled.
Originally published by BusinessDay.