How Okupe Mishandled N20m Mobilisation Fees For Oyo Rally – Ogun LP

How Okupe Mishandled N20m Mobilisation Fees For Oyo Rally – Ogun LP

Michael Ashade, chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in Ogun state, has accused Doyin Okupe, the party’s presidential campaign director, of mishandling a N20 million mobilization.

According to Ashade, the campaign council allocated the fee to the state chapter.

On ARISE TV on Saturday, Ashade stated that Okupe only gave N4 million out of the approved N20 million to mobilize state party members to the presidential rally in Oyo state last month.

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He stated that mismanagement of the mobilization fund was one of the reasons the state chapter suspended Okupe from the party.

Okupe and ten other party members had their memberships revoked by LP for failing to pay their dues.

However, the party’s national secretary, Umar Farouk, declared Okupe’s suspension null and void.

He stated that the party’s Ogun chapter did not follow disciplinary procedures before making such a decision.

Speaking further on the development, Ashade stated that, in addition to the membership due rouse, Okupe has questions about the Oyo rally mobilization fund.

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“Our grouse is not just the fact that he has been found wanting on his financial obligation as a member, we also highlighted certain deeds that occurred during the rally at Ibadan in which members in Ogun State were expected to be mobilised for that rally. And certain financial anomalies occurred which we highlighted there. And we have discovered that certain amounts of money were approved for the states by the campaign council and we are asking where are the funds,” Ashade said. 

“It’s unfortunate maybe he didn’t know it will get to this, because I have a chat he sent me saying that he was personally paying the mobilization of members from Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo, and Osun states for the Oyo state rally saying that there is no official amount approved. But, 20 million Naira was approved specifically for Ogun state to mobilise members. 

“We estimated 200 buses for the members, and it was turned down. It was reduced to 100 buses and forwarded to him, but he still rejected it saying no, that there are no funds that he was personally funding it. He came up with an estimate of N5,195,000, saying that was what he could personally afford. But it was less than that. About four million was what was gathered.

“It’s so appalling that the budget we did, every member that goes there, a certain amount should be given to them, at least N5,000 as a token. He said no, N1,000 will be given. I said that is ridiculous. I, as a chairman of the party can not be in that position and be giving N1,000 to every member who left their home to Ibadan, and he said it’s for feeding.”

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