The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure has revealed the party’s campaign funds in 2023 elections were managed by social commentator, Aisha Yesufu and Pastor Itua Ighodalo.

According to him, the duo were signatories to the campaign funds contrary to what many others may think.

Abure, who has been at the center of controversy disclosed in a press conference after the party’s National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Monday.

He dismissed claims of LP mismanaging its funds.

According to Abure: “The party was never involved in the distribution of those resources. Our interest was to see how we could produce a president for the party. How it was done was not our concern.

“Hence, we gave them free rein. We allowed them to entrust their resources to whomever they wanted. We followed them loyally by allowing them to administer the campaign funds.

“Regarding donations, the party was not involved in collecting any campaign donations; they were channelled to accounts opened for campaign purposes, with Aisha Yesufu and Pastor Itua Ighodalo as the signatories.

“They were also responsible for payments to polling unit agents. The party did not handle the payments to the agents.”