{"id":110566,"date":"2024-02-15T20:52:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=110566"},"modified":"2024-02-15T20:52:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:52:54","slug":"labour-party-peter-obi-speaks-on-n3-5-billion-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/labour-party-peter-obi-speaks-on-n3-5-billion-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Party: Peter Obi Speaks On N3.5 Billion Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1790985424128572125\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, LP on Thursday reacted to the financial crisis rocking the party.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nPeter Obi called for a thorough investigation of the alleged financial impropriety against the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure.<\/p>\n<p>He made the call at a media briefing where he rendered account of the 2023 Obi-Datti Presidential campaign organisation funding, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cFor 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 party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen 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 to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the National Working Committee (NWC) suspended the National Treasurer of the party, Oluchi Oparah, for six months.<\/p>\n<p>The party disclosed the decision during a press conference at the party secretariat on Wednesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, during the media briefing described Oparah as a mole who was being used by dissidents to cause disaffection in the party.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, LP on Thursday reacted to the financial crisis rocking the party. 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