The alleged suspension of Julius Abure, the national chairman, has been rejected by Kelly Ogbaloi, the chairman of the Edo State Labour Party, who also pointed out that the move was carried out by individuals who were unfamiliar to the party.
In a signed press release on Saturday, Ogbaloi claimed that the individuals attributed with suspending the national chairman were not known to be Labour Party members in Esan East, Ward 4, and as such lacked the authority to take such action.
He said, “I must say that the Labour Party in Edo has nothing to do with the purported suspension of the national chairman, Barr. Julius Abure.
“The strange names like Martin Osigbemhe, Lucky Shaibu, Iseh Zekeri, Omogbai Faruk, Abokhailu Aliu, Ayohkaire Lateef and Job Elamah are unknown to the leaders and members of the party in the affected area, thus their actions, in whatever form, are inconsequential, null and void which should be disregarded in its entirety by the general public.
Ogbaloi further referred to the suspension’s signatories as anonymous individuals whose only goal was to tarnish the party’s reputation.
He added, “We are law abiding people in our party that is working hard to ensure we build a new Nigeria of our dreams. So, these faceless people just want to paint a different narrative which we are not ready to succumb to at this time.
“No faceless group of people would be allowed to start spreading falsehood about our National Chairman after he has put in so much effort to build the party. We would resist it with our collective strengths.
“We have checked the record of our members both at the State and LGA, those names are not in our register. If really, they are our members, why are they afraid to use their real names? They know the implication of their action.”
The national chairman has received a vote of confidence from the party’s leadership in Edo State. Also, the state party chairman confirmed their belief in him and their support for him.
