A new crisis has gripped the Labour Party as its National Treasurer, Mrs. Oluchi Oparah, publicly called on National Chairman, Julius Abure, to provide a detailed account of party funds exceeding N3.5 billion.
Oparah made the demand during a press conference in Abuja on Monday, expressing concerns over the lack of transparency and accountability regarding party finances.
She accused the chairman of obstructing her from fulfilling her constitutional duty of managing the party’s finances and criticized his failure to open the party’s books for scrutiny since the closure of nomination form sales before the 2023 general elections.
In her statement to the press, Oparah highlighted the urgency of addressing the financial mismanagement and corruption within the party leadership, emphasizing the principles of transparency and justice.
“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,” she stated.
