Abayomi Arabambi, the factional National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, has accused some Obidients who served as party agents of disappearing with election results because they were not compensated for their services.
During an interview on Arise Television, Arabambi claimed that the Labour Party has been misleading Nigerians about the reasons for its poor performance in the election. He revealed that the party could not account for results from 54,000 out of 189,000 polling units, leaving it without sufficient evidence to present before the election tribunal.
“We performed poorly in 54,000 polling units. We lacked the complete election results needed for the tribunal. Many Obidients were used as party agents, but they disappeared with the results because they weren’t paid the promised N10,000,” Arabambi alleged.
He further accused Aisha Yesufu, Valentine Ozigbo, Pastor Itua Ighodalo, and Oseloka Obaze of being responsible for the party’s defeat, claiming they were in charge of campaign funds but failed to manage them properly.
Arabambi also argued that the party’s failure to provide complete election results prevented it from filing its petition within the 21-day deadline specified by the Electoral Act. He alleged that, instead of admitting their failure, party leaders chose to mislead the judiciary.
“We went to court with false claims against the judiciary because we were at fault. Of the four individuals responsible, one resigned four days ago, another defected to the APC, while Aisha Yesufu and Pastor Ighodalo managed party finances,” he added.
According to Arabambi, the party’s inability to deploy agents to 54,000 polling units was the root of its crisis, a situation he claimed Peter Obi wanted to conceal.