Refund My Money – Ex-Aspirant Challenges Labour Party In Kano

The Kano State chapter of the Labour Party has been asked to prove its transparency and sincerity by refunding a nomination fee paid by a former aspirant for the state house of representatives.

Naija News reports that the politician involved, Hon. Osita Nwankwo had sought a ticket to contest the House of Representatives, Fagge Federal Constituency, Kano.

Nwankwo, who claimed he had paid the sum of N500,000 to the party leadership as a nomination fee to contest the primaries, felt jilted after the ticket was given to another aspirant.

Voicing his disappointment on Monday, the politician lamented that the Labour Party leadership refused to offer him the ticket to represent Fagge Constituency at the National Assembly due to his failure to pay the N.5 million requested by the LP leadership for the ticket.

He said: “I paid the said amount to the Labour Party’s Account, number: 1021575052, with UBA and 20634382, with same UBA on July 6, 2022, representing N400, 000 for nomination fee paid directly to the party’s account and N100, 000 as a waiver, since I was not a member of the party before the nomination. I paid N100, 000 into the legal adviser’s account, with the same UBA, bringing the total sum to N500, 000, with documentary evidence of payment.”

He explained that he was earlier requested to pay what he could afford for the ticket, adding that he voluntarily paid the sum of N500,000, which the party rejected, insisting on the payment of N3 million for the ticket and N5 million for a waiver.

Nwankwo said following his inability to pay the said N3 million and N5 million, respectively, the party offered the ticket to one Shuaibu Abubakar, who fulfilled their conditions.

To this end, Nwankwo said, “I officially wrote to the LP leadership, requesting for the refund of my N500, 000 since the ticket has been offered to Abubakar, who fulfilled their condition.

“Six months after making the request for the refund from the party leadership, there has been no response, hence my using this medium to seek for the refund of my money, as it is evident that the party is unwilling to refund me, despite offering the ticket to another aspirant on payment of the said amount.”

Meanwhile, Nwankwo acknowledged that the state chapter of the party had since refunded the N90, 000 he had earlier paid as an expression of interest fee.

He noted that what is now pending is the refusal of LP leadership to refund his N500, 000 to reflect the party’s transparency and sincerity.

“I am therefore seeking the urgent refund of my N500, 000, to demonstrate the party’s transparency, accountability and sincerity in the management of its affairs,” he said.