BREAKING: Police Arrest Labour Party National Chairman Julius Abure

The embattled National Chairman of the Labor Party, Barrister Julius Abure, has been arrested by the police following allegations of fraud and financial recklessness in the management of campaign funds.

Abure was reportedly arrested in Benin, the Edo state capital, on Wednesday.

Although the circumstances surrounding his arrest are still unclear as of press time, the LP chairman has been accused by party faithful of mismanaging funds donated to the party to campaign for the 2023 presidential election.

Abure was accused of selling slots of validly nominated flagbearers to aspirants from other political parties.

One of the party’s aspirants for the forthcoming governorship polls in Edo state, Olumide Akpata, accused the Abure-led Labour Party of not being committed to a transparent primary as there were orchestrated plans to handpick the party’s candidate.