Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has broken his silence on the allegation of embezzlement rocking the party.
The former Anambra Governor who spoke on Thursday during a media briefing to give account for the funds used for the Obi-Datti Presidential campaign called for a thorough investigation of the allegation against the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure.
“For the party (LP), I am a member of the party and they have chosen to say that I am the leader. What we need to do in the party and I have discussed it with the leadership is that we must now appoint a reputable audit firm to audit and be able to deal with the account of the part.
“When I am involved in money, it must be transparent. So the allegations and counter allegations now must be thoroughly investigated and verified and we would reconcile it and know what exactly yo do,” Obi said.
It would be recalled that the National Treasurer of Labour Party, Mrs. Oluchi Oparah had accused Abure of embezzling over ₦3.5bn realised from sales of nomination forms in the last general election.
In response, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, slammed a six-month suspension on Mrs. Oparah.
The suspended treasurer in response to her suspension, said she would challenge the action of the NWC in court because it was premeditated, adding that those who took the action knew she was not in Abuja to meet the less than 12-hour deadline to appear before a panel after removing her from the group’s WhatsApp platform.
