The factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Julius Abure has warned the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, against blackmailing the party.
Abure issued the warning in a statement by the faction’s
National Secretary, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, on Tuesday.
The warning came in the wake of an interview Obi granted
Arise TV on Monday, wherein he reportedly alleged that the APC-led Federal
Government has infiltrated the leadership of the LP and is fomenting crisis in
the party.
However, the Abure faction, in the statement released on
Tuesday, said the problem in the Labour Party was not created by the APC, but
was created and sustained by Peter Obi and Governor Alex Otti of Abia State,
who is presently serving suspension for anti-party activities.
“The attention of the leadership of the Labour Party was
called to an interview on Monday granted by the party’s candidate in the 2023
presidential election, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi wherein he alleged that the APC
led Federal Government has infiltrated the leadership of the Labour Party and
by so doing, fomenting crisis in the party. But when asked to produce the
evidence, Obi could not produce any tangible evidence. He however said that the
national chairman, Barrister Julius Abure referred to the Abia State governor,
Dr. Alex Otti as a dwarf.
“As a member of our party, we sincerely do not wish to join
issues with Mr. Obi but for his penchant to constantly misinform Nigerians on
the real reasons for the crisis in the party, knowing that virtually most other
parties are in one form of crisis or the other. We sincerely hope that he
should introspect and move away from this ill-conceived narratives.
“We dare Obi to produce any tangible or intangible evidence
which suggests remotely or otherwise that the Abure leadership of the Labour
Party is on the bed with the APC led government,” the statement read.
The Abure camp added that Obi had failed, urging him to own
up to his mistakes instead of accusing the government of infiltrating LP and by
so doing demarketing the party.
The statement maintained that Labour Party would not go into
any alliance with any other party, adding that it had every opportunity in 2023
to do so, but chose to stand by Peter Obi and even Alex Otti before and even
after the general election.
“Nobody is infallible and it behoves on anyone who makes
mistakes to be bold enough to own it. When good leaders fail, they should own
up to their responsibilities. Obi failed in providing leadership for the party.
He should own up to his mistakes,” the statement added.
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