As issues concerning the embezzlement of funds in Labour Party keeps rising, state party chairmen have called on the national chairman, Mr Julius Abure, to step aside to allow proper and fair investigation into the issue.
The Plateau State LP chairman, Mr Solomon Ndem, who led the state chairmen made the call while interacting with the press in Abuja.
They called on LP presidential candidate in the last election, Mr Peter Obi and other LP stalwarts to prevail on Abure to step aside in the overall interest of fairness, according to Nigerian Tribune.
A statement made available to journalists in Bauchi read: “We stand before you with a profound appreciation for the responsiveness of His Excellency Peter Obi, a stalwart in our party, for his swift action in response to the call for the external auditing of the LP accounts.
“However, we find ourselves at a critical juncture where we must address certain internal matters for the sake of our party’s integrity in the spirit of openness and accountability as elected chairmen of Labour Party, we wish to address certain concerns that have come to our attention.
“We are appealing to His Excellency, Peter Obi, Senator Ahmed Datti, and other distinguished personalities within the party to join us in requesting Barrister Julius Abure to step aside.
“This step is essential to facilitate the establishment of an independent investigative panel that will thoroughly examine various allegations, including the misappropriation of funds levelled against him by the treasurer of our party and indeed the complaints of forgery and impersonation by a lot of our party aggrieved members.”
