The Imo State Police Command has locked the state secretariat of the Labour Party (LP).
Umar Farouk, the party’s national secretary, acknowledged the development in a statement issued on Monday.
According to Farouk, the police sealed the secretariat in collusion with the state administration.
The party alleged that the secretariat of the party was sealed by agents of the state Governor, Hope Uzodinma, thugs, and police operatives from the government house.
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The statement read “the national leadership of the Labour Party is shocked over the invasion and occupation of its Secretariat in Owerri, today, Monday, April 3, 2023, by the agents of the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, including thugs and unauthorised policemen from the government house.
“Such an illegal occupation is akin to a similar invasion on the same secretariat on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.”
Farouk stated that the state government claimed that its secretariat was sealed due to a court order.
He added, “But as of the moment, no such Order to our knowledge was given. No Order has been presented to us by the court or its agents. The policemen presently occupying our secretariat have not even shown us the Order. At the moment, all our officials and staff have been barred from accessing the secretariat.
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“We have contacted the office of the Inspector General of Police on the ongoing development in the state, and it has been confirmed that the Force is not aware of any security breach whatsoever in the state to warrant the occupation of our secretariat.”
He stated that the police informed the party that it did not direct its officers and men to the LP secretariat in Imo State, implying that the policemen were drafted from the state’s State House.
Farouk said, “The Labour Party however is not unmindful of the efforts of the Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma to hijack the leadership of the party in Imo state.”
He urged party members throughout the state to remain calm in the face of the current provocation.
In response to the development, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku, stated that the claim was untrue.
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The governor’s spokesperson said, “The Labour Party’s allegation is unfounded. They should stop pointing fingers at the wrong place.”
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