The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, stated that an external auditor has been hired to inspect the party’s accounts.
Oluchi Opara, the national treasurer of the Labour Party, accused Julius Abure, the national chairman of the party, of misappropriating N3.5 billion.
In response to the accusation, the party suspended Opara during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, alleging that she was under the influence of “external forces” seeking to harm the LP.
Abure pledged to pursue legal action against Opara for defamation.
However, addressing the situation in a press conference on Thursday, Obi stated, “we will account for everything
now that we have an independent person who will tell us which way forward.”
Obi, who was accompanied by a member of his 2023 campaign team, Aisha Yesufu, said; “I’m not involved in the party’s management and the campaign accounts.
“The money people gave me during the election was paid into one account or the other which was properly managed because I knew there would be days like this. I assure you, we will account for everything
“For the Party issue, We now have an independent person who will tell us which way forward, that’s why I’m calling on every member of the public with leads to where these millions and billions were paid to come forward.”
Kanyi Daily recalls that Daniel Bwala, a former spokesman for the Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, had labeled Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, as an opportunist.
