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From: Paul Osuyi, Asaba
State chairmen and secretaries of the Labour Party (LP) in the South-South geo-political zone have dissociated themselves from the purported suspension of the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Salam, and two others.
The party leaders described the purported suspension as ‘null and void’, insisting that those who championed it were already serving indefinite suspension slammed on them in May last year by the national leadership for various party breaches.
Rising from a meeting of South-South chairmen and secretaries of Labour Party held in Asaba, Delta State, they added that those who carried out the suspension of the national chairman and two others violated relevant sections of the party’s constitution.
In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the LP leaders claimed that “prior to the purported suspension of the national chairman and two others, Barr. Andrew Ukpebitere, the announcer of the suspension has been previously suspended from the party, therefore lacks powers to make such pronouncement.
“That those involved in the purported suspension of the national chairman and two others necessarily violated the constitutional provisions on such matter like they raised in their publications as article 20(A&B)/2A 2014 as amended, is clear on it.”
While affirming the leadership of Alhaji Salam as the national chairman of the Labour Party, the South-South chairmen and secretaries said the purported suspension was intentionally crafted by those involved to create a situation of instability in the party.
They maintained that the party did not have any issue with Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who represents Delta central at the National Assembly, urging the him not to artificially cause disaffection in the party.
“That the chairmen and secretaries, South-South zone resolved and recommend Bobo Adoy and his cohorts should be made to face disciplinary actions, as it is our view that these ambiguities were put together by them and their master to create a situation of instability in our party,” they added.
The communiqué was said by the chairmen and secretaries of the six states of the South-South including Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River and Akwa-Ibom.
