“His appetite for power has grown unchecked, and he has deliberately undermined my duties and authority as stipulated in the party’s constitution.”
Meanwhile, rebutting the stance of the party’s treasurer, the Labour Party said the allegations were malicious and that Oparah was under some external influences, causing her to read out a “concocted statement drafted by detractors to tar the image of the party”.
The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said, “The attention of the leadership of the party has been drawn to a news conference by our National Treasurer, Ms Oluchi Opara, where she raised a number of allegations against the National Chairman, Julius Abure, bothering more on corruption and abuse of office.
The statement read, “With the exception of the National Treasurer, whose tenure is about to end in a few weeks’ time, and who has served for eight years as National Treasurer without a single record of party accounts, no other member of the national working committee has raised any issue of embezzlement against out National Chairman who made a pledge on the assumption that the party has to be revamped.
“Evidence is our proactive outing in the 2023 general election as the party presented for the first time a very good presidential candidate.
