N12bn Campaign Fund: Ask Ighodalo, Aisha Yesufu For Your Money, Labour Party Tells Unpaid Vendors

By Femi Ogundele

The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Abayomi Arabambi, has implored unpaid vendors to ask Itua Igbodalo and Aisha Yesusfu for their payment.

Arabambi stated this while speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television program on Wednesday.

He dismissed Okonkwo’s claim that the Labour Party was “non-existent” and accused him of acting against the party’s interests in the 2023 elections.

“We wish Mr. Kenneth Okonkwo well. His resignation is good riddance to bad rubbish. He should not speak about the Labour Party anymore,” Arabambi said.

He further alleged that Okonkwo had ties with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and had previously worked against Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as well as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

“The APC man has been working with President Tinubu before. That is Kenneth Okonkwo. He worked against Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 elections. We wish him well and we will meet in 2027,” he stated.

Arabambi also dismissed speculations of a leadership crisis within the party, insisting that the LP was not in decline but was taking proactive measures to strengthen its ranks.

“In 2027, we are not going to have such political rascality in our party. The National Chairman is on a reconciliatory mission, which is why you see a lot of people being jittery,” he added.

When asked about the party’s outstanding debts to vendors from the 2023 elections, Arabambi deflected responsibility, stating that activist Aisha Yesufu and Pastor Itua Ighodalo were in charge of campaign funds.

“Two people will be able to answer that: Aisha Yesufu and Itua Ighodalo. They handled party money, not even the party itself. They should settle that,” he said.

In 2024, Arabambi had called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Yesufu, Ighodalo, and other key figures, including Peter Obi, over allegations of misappropriating N12 billion and $15 million in campaign donations.