I did not collect N20 million from Peter Obi, my life under threat- Taraba LP chair
By Terna Chikpa, Jalingo
The Chairperson of Labour Party in Taraba state, Mrs. Esther Gulmu has denied allegation that she collected N20 million from the national Secretariat of the party to mobilise supporters during the presidential rally in the state.
Gulmu explained that N17 million was said to have been allocated for Taraba but the campaign organising council only gave her N9 million.
Our correspondent reports that the party state chairperson Mrs. Esther Gulmu, has been under pressure immediately after the party’s presidential campaign in Taraba on Wednesday over an accusation by the party youth leader Mr. Thomson.
The youth leader in his Facebook post and on the party WhatsApp group, alleged that the chairperson collected collected N20 million from there national Secretariat but failed to mobilise supporters for the rally and declared only N9 million to the party exco.
But the chairperson during an emergency Exco meeting that was monitored by our correspondent, called one of the official at the national Secretariat as suggested by her Exco members and he admitted that only N9 million was given to Taraba state party chairperson for the event.
Meanwhile Mr. Thomson the youth leader was however not satisfied and demanded for a breakdown of how the N9 million was spent after the call.
Correspondent reports that after a detailed breakdown of how the money was used and testified by some of the Exco members, the youth was still not convinced and promised to course unrest to the chairperson.
The party chairperson also told our correspondent that following the continuous threat to her life and family by Mr. Thomson the Taraba state labour party youth leader, she has been advised by the security to vacate her house for safety and since the night of Wednesday, she and her family have been on the run.
