To what has become a regular occurrence in the party since the emergence of the party flagbearer, Peter Obi, almost all the national executives committe members of the party have been enmeshed in one corruption or the other. Although the recent event is a bit surprising as the new case was brought forward by the national publicity secretary of the party. The solicitor to the publicity secretary wrote the letter to the deputy national chairman of the party. The letter reads..
“PETITION AGAINST THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN BAR JULIUS ABURE FOR FRAUDULENT
ACTIVITIES AND OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCE
We are solicitors to “Dr ABAYOMI Arabambi our client on whose instructions we unequivocally write this petition.
Our client is the National Publicity Secretary of your great LABOUR PARTY, very devoted and dedicated to his duty.
We write this petition against the National Chairman over the allegation of obtaining money under pretense and defrauding of candidates and aspirants who obtained nomination forms
to contest under our great Party. The office of our client has been inundated with complaints and reports from candidates of the Party who claimed that they have been defrauded by the
National Chairman. The complainants informed our client that they are ready to come forward and give evidence with documentary proof.
One of the candidates, Hon, George Gabriel Chiadiknobi whose name was submitted to INEC as the Purty candidate for Lagos Went Senntorial District informed our client that on 22nd day of
August 2022 paid the sum of N2.5m to Labour Party account number 1021575052 domiciled with UBA for nominations into Senate Lagos West through Sunday Ajayi.
Also Umeadi Emmanuel Azubike whose name was submitted to INEC as the party Candidate for House of Representative Aruwo Odofin Federal Constituency Lagos State informed our Client that on the 20th day of July, 2022 paid the sum of N 3,000,000.00 and also another paid N 1,000,000.00 Only on 16th Day of August,2022 to the Lagos State, Labour Purty
Account Number: 11224871298 domicile with Zenith Bank. Also at various time, over N 27,000,000 have been paid to Barr. Julius Abure through other members of the party including Comrade Joseph Ndirang and others that will formed the witness team against him.
Despite all the intrigues and delay that he claimed his nominations suffers, he met with the National Chairman Bar Julius ABURE in Abuja who directed the National Publicity Secretary, our client to effect immedintely the name of our candidates in the list of substitution submitted to INEC;
Hon George reported to our client that he was asked by National Chairman not to deposit the balance of N2.5m meant for the Party nomination form into Party official Account (UBA
Account) but rather to pay the money into the National Chairman’s transport business
Account number 0821137431, Account Name: EVER READY TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD Domiciled with Access Bank which he did, it was after the above payment into the National Chairman’s personal account contrary to the Party’s Constitution that he instructed the National Legal Adviser to commence a fresh
action at the Federal High Court Lagos where Hon. George was listed as the candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District
Hon; George Later informed me that to his surprise, the National Chairman wrote a letter that the matter currently ongoing in the Federal High Court, Lagos be withdrawn and discontinued which will ultimately jeopardize the listing of his name as the Lagos West
Senatorial candidate, Other candidates of our Party whose names were submitted for the
Federal House of Representatives from various Federal Constituencies in Lagos also made
similar allegations and reported to me that they have paid various sums meant for the Party into the personal accounts of the National Chairman based on his instructions.
Our Client has also paid several Millions of Naira to the National Chairman which we have the evidence of transfer.
There is no doubt that the national Chairman Bar Julius ABURE has abused his office and used his office to corruptly enrich himself by obtaining money under false pretence from the
candidates of our Party. These complainants are ready to provide evidence of those payments
when the need urines.
This development has brought shame to the Party and in the major reason for the ongoing internal crisis currently facing the Party in Lagon State. As the National Publicity Secretary
And image Maker of the Party, our client owe it to the great Party as a duty to report his allegation as it is capable of imploding the party and distructing our focus from the 2023
General election unless it is investiguted and revolved immedintely. We want you to use your good office to investigate this fraudulent action against Bar Julius ABURE for the interest of
Our great Party. Our dient is available to provide further details on this.
Your Sincerely
KAISER OGHENETEJIRI ESQ.
If what l have read is true and the Party national chairman is culpable, he should immediately resign for the good of the Labour Party. The party which stands on the side of equity, good governance and justice cannot approach the staple with soiled hands.