Lucky Obukohwo Reporting
The Edo State leadership of the Labour Party (LP), has debunked the claim that its national chairman, Julius Abure has been suspended by some members of the party in the state
The state chairman of the party, Kelly Ogbaloi in a signed statement issued and made available to Truth Live News in Benin City, said “the names credited to have suspended the national chairman are not known as members of the party in Esan North East ,Ward 4 and as such do not have the locus for such action.
“The strange names and persons 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 non consequential, null and void which should be disregarded in it’s entirety by the general public.
He described the signatories to the suspension gamble as “faceless people with the sole intention of dragging the name of the party into the mud.”
“We are law abiding people in our party that is working hard to ensure we build a new Nigeria of our dream, 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 false statement about our National Chairman after he has put in so much effort to build the party, we would resist it with all our collective strengths.
According to Ogbaloi, the fabricators of the alleged suspension are not card carrying members and are not known to the party both at the state , LGA, and ward levels.
“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? Because they know the implication of their action.”
The party however called on the general public to disregard the fabricated story as it is false and baseless.