…Party declares action illegal
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has been suspended from the party in Ward 3 in Arue-Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State for alleged high-handedness and anti-party activities.
A letter of suspension dated May 14, 2024, and another letter of ratification dated May 15, 2024, both of which were ratified at a meeting of the state executive committee on Friday night in Benin, stated that the suspension is with immediate effect.
It advised Abure to stop holding out or parading himself as a member of the party.
The letter of suspension was signed by the Ward Chairman, Thompson Ehiguese, and Ward Secretary, Stanley Usiomoh.
The National Working Committee of Labour Party has, meanwhile, faulted the suspension of the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, saying the party’s chapter in Edo State has no locus standi to take such action without recourse to its constitution.
Reacting in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, described Abure’s purported suspension as illegal and unconstitutional.
The embattled national chairman, who is still battling with the Nigeria Labour Congress over plot to hijack the party, was suspended by his Ward in the Arue-Uromi area of Esan North-East Local Government in Edo State for alleged high-handedness and anti-party activities.
The letter of ratification of his suspension was forwarded to the State Executive Committee of the party through the State Chairman by the Local Government Chairman of the party in Esan North-East, Patrick Onogbeni, and LG Secretary, Ehikioya Eromosele.
The ratification letter read, “Here forwarded to you and for your consideration is the ratification of the suspension of Julius Abure from the membership of Ward 3, Arue, Uromi, Ean North East LGA, Edo State.
“The LGA Executive met on 15th of May, 2024, about noon, to consider the matters presented on the suspension and accordingly found them weighty and the suspension ratified and upheld.”
The State Executive Committee led by Kelly Ogbaloi endorsed the decisions of the ward and local government committee of the party on Friday.
The venue of the meeting was charged as leaders and members of the party chanted: “Abure must go!”
The State Executive Committee considered the letters, together with the issues contained therein, and ratified Abure’s suspension.
