The National Chairman of the Labour Party(LP), Julius Abure, has denied the recent allegations of corruption and mismanagement leveled against him, reports the gazellenews.com.
Abure also threw jibes at his critics within the party, including 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi and Abia State Governor, Alex Otti , vowing that he will not hesitate to open their can of worms if they persisted.
Abure, who stated this while speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, 13 May, 2025 challenged his opponents to prove they gave him or the party any money during the 2023 elections.
The LP chairman denied ever receiving funds for personal use and warned that if provoked further, he would reveal damaging details about them to the public.
“I want to challenge all of them. I saw some of them on television talking about corruption. Let any of them from Peter Obi down come forward and publicly declare what they personally gave to me or the party,” he said.
“Who brought the money? Who was it given to? Where was it sent? I challenge them today to come out boldly with or without evidence and say it. Otherwise, let them forever remain silent.”
Abure, who said he had kept silent until now in the interest of peace within the party, however, declared that the time for silence was over.
“As a leader, I kept quiet thinking they were making mistakes and would eventually come around.
“When issues about election agents and funds came up, I said nothing because I believed I should accept the good, the bad, and the ugly within our fold.
“But now that some have crossed the line, I have no choice. If they provoke me further, I will reveal everything. When I open my mouth, they will stink like rotten eggs no one wants to touch,” Abure said, just as he also announced plans to hold a world press conference to address the growing internal crisis in the party.
On Alex Otti, Abure accused him of not contributing financially to the party during the elections, saying the governor is jumping like a cricket from one point to another.
“We did not collect a dime from him. If he gave money to anyone, let him come forward and say so. When we met at Transcorp, he asked me, ‘Chairman, what do I do for you?’ I told him, ‘Nothing. Use your money for your campaign,” Abure said.
