A recent crisis has enveloped the Labour Party (LP), stemming from an alleged 3.5 billion Naira linked to the sales of forms and other fundraising activities during the 2023 general elections.
This turmoil was initiated by Mrs. Oluchi Oparah, the national treasurer, who demanded greater transparency from Julius Abure, the national chairman, regarding the party's finances.
National Chairman of Labour Party, Abure
Oparah presented her concerns during a news briefing in Abuja on Monday, February 12.
The treasurer asserts her inability to fulfill her legally mandated duty of managing the party’s finances due to the actions of the national chairman.
She emphasized that since the conclusion of form sales before the 2023 general elections, the chairman has avoided taking comprehensive steps to facilitate an audit of the party’s financial records.
Oparah stated: “Good morning, ladies and gentlemen of the press. I stand before you today with a heavy heart and a sense of duty to the principles of transparency, accountability, and justice. With great reluctance and deep concern, I am compelled to publicly address the media regarding the egregious financial mismanagement and corruption that have plagued our beloved party under the leadership of Mr Julius Abure, the current National Chairman.
“As national treasurer, I am constrained to come before you and the public today because the internal mechanisms of our party have failed woefully to bring Mr. Abure to account for his brazen abuse of office and misappropriation of party funds.
“His appetite for power has grown unchecked, and he has deliberately undermined my duties and authority as stipulated in the party’s constitution.”
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