Obi, Alex Otti’s ally confirms Julius Abure as Labour Party chairman
Hon. Obi Aguocha, the representative for Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State in the House of Representatives, has affirmed that Julius Abure remains the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP).
According to reports, Aguocha, a close ally of Abia State Governor Alex Otti, made this statement while addressing the recent defection of Labour Party lawmakers to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to Aguocha, there is no leadership crisis within the Labour Party significant enough to justify the lawmakers’ defections.
Speaking in an interview with New Telegraph, Aguocha acknowledged that while internal challenges exist in every political party, the Labour Party leadership has been resolute in addressing them.
Speaking on the defection, he said: “We have a governor but some people are only fixated on the five decampees.
“They’re my colleagues, and I would not say ill of my colleagues because it was a personal decision they took.
“Some of them have explained their actions in the public domain, and part of what they said was that there is a perceived division in the Labour Party.
“There’s no political party, especially the top three in Nigeria, that doesn’t have any issues. APC has their problems. PDP has their problems. The Labour Party, of course, has its problems.
“But the most important thing is that the leadership of Labour Party has remained steadfast in finding solutions to the problems that we have in the Labour Party.
“Yes, our matter has gone through the High Court and is on appeal. I would believe that by the time the court decides as to the direction of the party, then all of us will now know the direction to move.
“But by way of the determination of the court, Julius Abure by determination of the court, whether right or wrong, is the chairman of the party. So, there’s no division in the Labour Party.”
He further suggested that the defecting lawmakers mostly come from states without a Labour Party-led government, indicating that their actions might be driven by self-survival..
“They probably maybe under pressure that the election for 2027 is going to be very difficult for them without a helping hand from the state government,” he said.
