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From Okwe Obi, Abuja
The National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Farouk Umar, has described the suspension of the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, over alleged forgery and anti-party activities, as illegal.
The Executive Council members in Ward 3, Arue in Esan North East Local Government Area (O4), Edo State, at a press briefing on Friday in Abuja, claimed that Abure connived with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to truncate the chances of the party in the February 25 presidential polls.
But, the party’s secretary said the men claiming to be the ward executives should be regarded as impostors.
Umar contended that they lacked the powers to suspend Abure, explaining that it is only the National Convention that can suspend the national chairman.
“Our party constitution is clear on who can suspend and who cannot suspend the National Chairman. It is only the National Convention that can suspend the National chairman of the Labour Party. It also must be through such a convention called for the purpose of the suspension of the National Chairman. “We think that the sudden suspension was an afterthought of some opposition parties purely to distract the leadership of the Labour Party at this time.
