Julius Abure-led National Executive Committee of the Labour Party, has threatened to sanction former presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi with huge penalty over alleged anti-party activities.
The party also warned Abia State Governor, Alex Oti, over a planned stakeholders meeting, scheduled to hold on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025.
This was disclosed in a communique read by LP’s National Secretary, Alhaji Umar Farouk, at the end of a NEC meeting held at the party’s National Secretariat, In Abuja, on Monday.
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The party’s leadership noted that it would no longer take any form of disunity activity from any member no matter how highly placed.
Farouk said: “NEC in session in the exercise of its duties, hereby caution the former presidential candidate of our great party not to participate in any action capable of undermining the peace unity, and integrity of the party as the NEC will not hesitate to issue a stiffer penalty if found culpable.
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“NEC in session notes the various anti-party activities of Gov. Alex Otti, including calling of unauthorized Stakeholders meeting and usurping the powers of NEC.
“He also conducted the LGA Election using another Political Party. The Governor has also intensified his effort to factionalize the party leadership by calling an illegal NEC scheduled to hold on Wednesday.
“The leadership of the Labour Party is also aware of Governor’s plot to cripple our party before moving to another political party where he hopes to contest the 2027 Governorship Election.”
