BREAKING! Labour Party Nat’l Chairman Arrested [See Photos]
The Labour Party (LP) National Chairman, Mr. Julius Abure, has been. arrested by security operatives, Politics Nigeria reports.
It can be recalled that the LP Chairman has been under fire lately following accusations of siphoning over N3 billion funds belonging to the party.
It was gathered that Abure was arrested by police officers on allegations bordering on fraud and other fina crimes on Wednesday in Benin C State.
It was earlier reported that Chairmen of the LP in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have backed the call by the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, for the accounts of the party to be subjected to an external audit.
This is coming amid allegations against the party’s national chairman, Abure.
The chairmen, who were led by the chairman, Council of State Chairmen of LP, Ceekay Igara of Abia State, said they refused to accept the financial fraud allegation levelled against Abure. This was made known on Tuesday after a meeting at the party’s national secretariat.
It was learnt that Abure is being accused of mismanaging the funds of the party to the tune of N3.5bn.
While Abure denied the allegations, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Obi demanded an investigation of the party’s finances and records by a reputable. audit firm.
“His (Obi) decision to involve an independent auditor is a welcome one, and we believe that the outcome will finally exonerate Abure and also expose the lies being peddled by the suspended treasurer,” Igara said.
He also refuted claims that the party was
considering the suspension of Obi. “The party has not at any time
contemplated the suspension of our leader.
“He remains our leader and will continue to lead the party in our avowed determination to pull this nation out of the strangulation under this present government. What you are witnessing now is orchestrated and will fizzle out very soon, Igara said.
