The executive of the Labour Party (LP), in Ward 3, Arue-Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State has handed a letter of suspension to the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, for alleged high-handedness and anti-party activities.
The letter of suspension, dated May 14, 2024, was signed by the Ward Chairman, Thompson Ehiguese, and Ward Secretary, Stanley Usiomoh.
In the letter, the party stated that the suspension was with immediate effect.
Also, the party advised Abure to stop holding out or parading himself as a member of the party.
Executive Meeting
The suspension letter did not come alone, it was accompanied by another letter of ratification dated May 15, 2024.
Both letters were ratified at a meeting of the state executive committee on Friday night in Benin, the state capital.
The letter of ratification of his suspension was forwarded to the State Executive Committee of the party.
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It was sent through the State Chairman by the Local Government Chairman of the party in Esan North-East, Patrick Onogbeni, and LG Secretary, Ehikioya Eromosele.
Julius Abure Is Suspended
The ratification letter reads: “Here forwarded to you and for your consideration is the ratification of the suspension of Julius Abure.
“He is suspended from the membership of Ward 3, Arue, Uromi, Ean North East LGA, Edo State.
“The LGA Executive met on May 15, 2024, about noon.
The meeting was to consider the matters presented on the suspension.
Accordingly, the Executive committee found them weighty, hence, the suspension ratified and upheld.”
The Friday Meeting
A meeting was held on Friday by the State Executive Committee.
The committee, led by Kelly Ogbaloi endorsed the decisions of the ward and local government committee of the party.
The committee considered the letters, together with the issues contained therein, and ratified Abure’s suspension.
Abure’s suspension comes days after Kenneth Okonkwo, a Nollywood actor cum politician announced the end of his relationship with the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee of the Labour Party (LP).
Kenneth Okonkwo described the Abure-led NWC of the Labour Party as another incompetent and corrupt association, just like the APC he left before.
To him, the national convention organised by Abure was nothing but criminality and corruption.
