Thursday, February 15, 2024 - Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has pledged that the party will provide a transparent report of the funds collected during the campaign period.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday,
February 15, following a fresh crisis that has rocked the party over sales
of forms and other fundraising activities for the 2023 general elections in the
country, Obi said he will ensure that the Labour Party hires a reputable audit
firm to audit the finances of the party.
He also said that allegations and
counter-allegations in the party must be thoroughly investigated and
reconciled. Obi said;
“I have told everybody that whatever we
receive directly or indirectly will be accounted for transparently. For the
party, I am a member of the party and they have chosen to say I am the leader.
“What we need to do in the party as I have
discussed with the leadership is that we must now appoint a reputable audit
firm to audit and be able to deal with the accounting of the party.
“When I am involved in anywhere money is, it must be transparently utilised. So
there is the allegation and counter-allegation now that must be thoroughly
investigated and verified. We will reconcile it and know exactly what we are
doing.
“What we are doing here is accounting for
the campaign. I am using the opportunity also to appeal to various support
groups or individuals and parties that received some form of funding to support
what we are doing which we are very grateful.”
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