Fresh Crisis Hits Labour Party Over the Funds Realized From 2023 Presidential Poll Campaign
A fresh crisis has engulfed the leadership of the Labour Party, over the fund realized from the sale of nomination forms during the 2023 presidential poll.
Also in contention is the proceeds from fundraising for the poll.
The party’s National Treasurer, Mrs. Oluchi Opara, accused the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure of refusing to account for the fund.
Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Monday, she put the fund not accounted for by the national chairman at N3.5 billion.
She alleged that Abure was preventing him from looking into the finances of the party as required by the constitution of the Labour Party.
Oluchi said the appetite of the national chairman for power has grown unchecked.
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Ifoh also said that in the past, the party did not have accounting books or methods as it was run by the then chairman and Ms Oluchi the treasurer as they were only accountable to themselves.
However, with the emergence of the Abure-led executive, and the growth of the party, it became imperative for the party to structure its accounting method and policy.
This of course didn’t go down well with the National Treasurer whose financial source was shut down.
The party can understand her vituperations but we can’t help her situation more when her time in the NWC is running out.
Her wish to cash out was not granted and her subtile effort to push the leadership to ‘settle’ her was rejected hence her resolve to fight dirty.
It will be recalled that she is alone in this battle. Several stakeholders have had course to prevail on her to bridle her inordinate ambition but all to no avail.
We are surprised that despite all efforts to assure her of a future, she still went ahead to align with our detractors and sworn enemies of the party.
The party will take her case to the disciplinary committee where appropriate measures will be taken, he said.
