He claimed that worries regarding the improper handling of party funds had been voiced repeatedly, and that the party’s presidential candidate had only reacted by requesting a statement of accounts from Abure after Oluchi Opara, the national treasurer of the party, made the problem public. He restated a long-standing accusation that the Labour Party’s leadership is prejudiced against other ethnic groups.
He said in an interview with Arise TV, ”Right from day one, we told Nigerians that we have a leadership that has a biased mind against some ethnic region in Labour Party. Ever since we have been talking about this misuse of party funds, it was when Oluchi Opara blew the whistle that you see our Presidential candidates coming out to say Oh, Abure go and give them a statement of account.
It’s not today that we have been saying it. The Obidient with Peter Obi and Gov Alex Otti, if you are not one of their own you are on your own. Even in this matter, they were the ones sponsoring it against us. I’m even shocked that Governor Alex Otti will be lying his weight behind Abure despite all this. All of them were aware of what happened and all our money that was stolen.” CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
