Police arrest Labour Party chairman Abure amid multibillion-naira fraud allegation
The police have arrested Labour Party chairman Julius Abure amid allegations of fraud and misappropriation of party funds.
Video of Mr Abure being arrested by some armed police officers emerged on the internet Wednesday afternoon.
It is still unclear why Mr Abure was arrested.
However, Mr Abure’s leadership has been rocked by controversies of party fund misappropriation.
The arrest came after Oluchi Opara, national treasurer of the LP, accused Mr Abure of misappropriation of N3.5 billion party funds at a press conference in Abuja on February 12.
Ms Oparah claimed the funds Mr Abure misappropriated were raised through the sale of forms in the run-up to the 2023 presidential election.
On the penultimate Wednesday, the opposition party suspended Ms Opara for six months for the allegation.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Politics
Tinubu told to deal decisively with cabal plotting to ‘sink’ Nigeria
“The substantial issue is that there are some wicked personalities and organisations in the country that are ready to sink the nation.
World
German foreign minister says Putin to be held accountable at G20
“If Vladimir Putin believes that after two years, the world would forget who is responsible for the war in Ukraine,” said Ms Baerbock.
World
EU reiterates commitment to journalists’ capacity building, AI
The EU has reiterated its commitment to engaging diplomatic journalists in capacity building and Artificial intelligence training.
World
EU removes four countries from ‘bad tax governance’ list
The EU has removed Bahamas, Belize, Seychelles, Turks and Caicos Islands from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.
World
UK sanctions chiefs of Russian prison where Navalny died
Last Friday, Russia’s penitentiary service said Mr Navalny had died in prison, adding that the cause of death was being investigated.
Africa
South Africa sets May 29 for 2024 elections
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has determined May 29 as the date for this year’s national and provincial elections.
