LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Labour Party dismissed fraud allegations and rejected a 150 million Naira ($109,090) refund demand from disqualified presidential aspirant Peter Agada on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
Okay News reports that the Presidential Campaign Council issued a petition in Abuja on Saturday, May 30, 2026, demanding the return of funds paid for a 2027 nomination bid. The petition, jointly signed by Council President Prince Temilade Craig and Secretary Prince Temilade Craig, alleged the party collected 50 million Naira ($36,363) for nomination forms and 100 million Naira ($72,727) in convention contributions.
Craig stated the party accepted payments and screened Agada before disqualifying him shortly before the primary. “We members and supporters of Dr. Peter Agada Presidential Campaign Council nationwide have read with shock and disgust the self-indicting and contradicting confession by LP leadership, confirming that the party conspired to obtain under unfair pretenses aspirant fees for expression of interest form, nomination fees and subsequent screening from the aspirant,” Craig said.
Labour Party National Publicity Secretary Ken Asogwa stated the decision to zone the presidency to the South was formally ratified at the party’s national convention on April 28, 2026. Asogwa said Agada’s decision to purchase forms against the established zoning arrangement was a personal political risk. “The decision to zone the presidency to the South did not happen yesterday. It is a settled matter that was adopted long ago and ratified at the national convention,” Asogwa said.
The campaign council threatened to report the matter to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The party dismissed additional claims that Agada spent over 300 million Naira ($218,181) on his campaign as irrelevant to its constitutional position.
