The Labour Party’s National Working Committee, LP, has urged the National Security Adviser, NSA, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to investigate Aisha Yesufu, Pastor Itua Ighodalo, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Afenifere leaders for alleged misappropriation of campaign funds.
Abayomi Arabambi, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, made the announcement during a news conference on Wednesday in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State.
He raised the alarm over Yesufu’s recent statements, in which she defended herself against charges of involvement in the suspected diversion of campaign finances for 2023.
The LP claimed that Yesufu, together with Pastor Ighodalo and other collaborators, mishandled and stole N12 billion and $15 million in donations intended for the Labour Party’s campaign.
Yesufu responded in a viral video broadcast on her official YouTube account on Tuesday, challenging Abure to inform Nigerians what he did with the profits of the ‘Labour Party N1,000 Challenge’ campaign donations he has been collecting since 2022.
She said:
“That statement Abure made was a big fat lie. He thinks it was like those days when they used to do their Labour unionism when nobody had the internet or kept records; those days they got away with everything. When it comes to certain things, I am a very detailed and process-driven person.
“There were times when the fundraising team was frustrated with me because of my insistence on due process. Before Mr Obi came out with his campaign account, the Labour Party had theirs. I have with me here a ‘Labour Party N1,000 Challenge’ post that was tweeted on 24/11/22. It said ‘Take ownership of the LP campaign by donating a minimum of N1,000 to Labour Party Zenith Account 1225832294.
“When that account was opened by Abure, I was very angry. I remember some people harmlessly saying it was no big deal since it was for the same Labour Party campaign. But I insisted that it is not the same thing because we don’t have access to any money that went into the LP account and therefore can’t use it to facilitate the electioneering campaign.
“So for Julius Abure to come out in 2024 to blatantly lie that they were not involved in any campaign, saying it was only Aisha Yesufu and Pastor Itua (is unbelievable). By the way, there are three signatories, not two as he said. Up till now, the LP has not accounted for the money the public donated to them nor have they accounted for the money used to procure forms.”
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