The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure, has said that the party is not broke. He however noted that the party still requires financial support from well-meaning Nigerians to sustain its electioneering campaign.
Abure said this in a statement he issued in Abuja on Saturday.
The Labour Party National Chairman spoke on the heels of a media report indicating that the party was broke.
He explained that his comments about the issue of funding at the inauguration of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja on Friday, were taken out of context.
“I spoke extensively on the importance of campaign funding and the need for collaboration with stakeholders, particularly the candidates of the party at various levels.
“I also emphasised that our presidential candidate alone cannot fund the election as he is known to be someone who did not engage in the gluttonous acquisition of our common patrimony in his days as a public servant.
“However, the news making the round that I said that Labour Party is broke 24 hours to our campaign was reported out of context, hence the need to put the records straight.
“What I said is that the presidential election is very expensive and the presidential candidate alone will not be able to shoulder all the expenses and that we will therefore be needing collaboration from all candidates of the party and all well-meaning Nigerians.
“The Nigerian media have been very wonderful and have been playing a key role in the efforts by Nigerians to win back our country again.
“It is therefore commendable how they have partnered with the Labour Party on this task of voting out the fraudulent political circle that has undermined the people and mortgaged their destiny. We sincerely salute your courage”, he clarified.
He further said, “I like to reiterate that Labour Party is not broke.
“We are not broke. We only need support from stakeholders to be able to embark on the nationwide campaign, to be able to tell Nigerians how we will return Nigeria to its place of pride”, he said.
