The Chief Spokesperson Obi-Datti and Director of Media Labour Party (LP), Dr. Yunusa Tanko, has clarified insinuations by one Mr Calistus Okafor that the National Chairman of the LP, Barrister Julius Abure, gave the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, N850 million to prosecute the 2023 election.
Dr. Tanko, while debunking the claim, said Obi did not collect any funds from the party, describing the claim as false and adding that the reverse is the case.
He noted that it was Obi who gave money to the party several times. He challenged Okafor to produce evidence if, indeed, the chairman told him that he gave Obi money for the campaign during the election.
“His Excellency has been exemplary in his financial conduct in both his private and public life.
“In fact, he always maintains and demands accountability and transparency from anybody around him.
“He maintained that anybody around him should not collect any money from anyone that they cannot account for.”
Dr. Tanko declared that he was at the forefront of the campaign and privy to most of the expenses during the campaign and, to the best of his knowledge, the party never provided any money directly to Obi to support his campaign rallies across the country.”
The campaign spokesman further stressed that Obi and his supporters were quite aware of all the recent campaigns of calumny being orchestrated from various quarters against the LP leader, just to paint him in a bad light by those scared of his rising acceptance by the Nigerian people.
“We are aware that people are already scheming for 2027, and it is unfortunate that certain individuals have chosen to divert attention from the high rate of insecurity and poverty that are currently threatening the very existence of our nation by constantly attacking the personality of Peter Obi.
“Those are the enemies of Nigeria and Nigerians, but I know that God will disappoint them and rescue our country from their grips whether they believe it or not.”
