The Labour Party (LP) in Ogun State has sought the immediate dissolution of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, claiming that it is dominated by party officials from Nigeria’s southern region.
The party also voted no confidence in the LP’s National Chairman, Julius Abure.
Mr Feyisola Michael, State Secretary of the LP, stated at a press conference in Abeokuta that the PCC is being “southernized” against the interests of the north.
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According to Michael, because the LP presidential candidate, Obi, and the National Chairman are from the South, the offices of Director General and General Secretary, which are currently held by Doyin Okupe and Clement Ojukwu, should have been given to the North central.
This, he claimed, would reflect fairness and the spirit of federalism established in the constitution.
The state chapter of the LP also accused Abure of attempting to “illegally discontinue Ogun State LP’s litigation seeking a court injunction on INEC’s relisting of candidates.”
He claimed that Abure plotted to take over the case currently pending in the Federal High Court from the Ogun State Legal Adviser, Bar Mawah, on Monday.
“Therefore, we hereby passed a vote of no confidence on Barr. Julius Abure, the National Chairman of LP; Chief Clement Ojukwu, National Organizing Secretary, who also doubles as the General Secretary of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council instead of the National Secretary.
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“We also demand the following: That the meeting of the National Executive Council be summoned immediately to avert further political unrest as the party has been hijacked by PDP dissidents through Clement Ojukwu and Bar Julius Abure.
“The immediate dissolution of the entire Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council to reflect true Federal Character as enshrined in the constitution so that the North East, North Central, National Secretary and Deputy National Chairman South can all have their constitutional role openly effected,” he said.
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