Labour Party NWC moves against National Treasurer for calling out National Chairman

The Labour Party’s leadership has formed a disciplinary committee to have a chat with Mrs. Oluchi Okpara, the party’s National Treasurer about her behavior and how it’s affecting the party’s reputation.

Recall that Okpara had in a series of media interviews on Monday and Tuesday asked the party’s National Chairman, Julious Abure, to account for more than N3.5 bn being party funds raised from the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms for the 2023 general elections among other weighty allegations of financial impropriety.

The party’s National Working Committee convened an emergency meeting late on Tuesday where the matter was discussed and an agreement was reached to set up a disciplinary panel to look into the allegations.

National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, who confirmed the meeting and the decision taken thereafter in a statement said, “Arising from the emergency meeting of the National Working Committee of the Labour Party, the leadership of the party has set up a disciplinary committee to try the National Treasurer, Ms Oluchi Opara for bringing the party to disrepute and misinforming the general public on the internal affairs of the party against the rules and regulations of the party.”

He further said, “At the meeting held Tuesday evening  February 13, 2024 in Abuja, and presided over by the Deputy National Chairman, Mrs Ladi Iliya, the party extends an invitation to the National Treasurer to appear before it on Wednesday February 14, 2024 by 10am at the Conference Hall of the Party National Headquarters.

“The party leadership is also calling on the teaming members of the party to be patient with it while it also assures that the ill wind will soon be resolved. “

The party’s National Chairman, Comrade Julious Abure , has so far not made any public statement about the allegations leveled against him by the Treasurer.