Chairman of the Labour Party in Osun state, Prince Bello Adebayo, has been suspended over alleged embezzlement of N34 million allowance meant for party agents in the 2023 general election.
Hammed Sheriff, Chairman of Ward 12 Osogbo local government, alleged that Adebayo also carried out anti-party activities and failed to attend ward meeting about 10 times without cogent reasons.
Chairmen of the party across all local government areas, led by Raheem Taiwo-Ojo, passed a vote of confidence in the Acting State Chairman, Chief Sussan Ojo, and dissociated themselves from the “illegal suspension” of the party’s National Legal Adviser, Akingbade Oyelekan and Sussan Ojo, by Adebayo.
Ojo also alleged that the N4 million for publicity, released by the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to Adebayo was not paid to the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council.
The acting state chairman added that N30 million meant for polling agents given to Adebayo was embezzled after the election.
But Adebayo debunked the allegations, saying he only received three hundred thousand naira (N300,000).
“The only money sent to us then was N300,000 by Chief Akinosun Tokun, so the evidence is there and they can contact him. Aside that, I don’t know what transpired during the January presidential campaign. They have no locus standing to suspend any elected officers in Osun,” Adebayo said
