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By Kingsley Abavo, Benin
The Labour Party (LP), Edo State Chapter on Thursday raised the alarm of alleged plot to invade its State office by some persons it said falsely parades themselves in town, as members of the Party.
“Within the immediate periods they would invade the Labour Party state office, overrun it, hack down some members of the exco and forcefully eject us with a view to taking over the state office.”
Noting this is sufficiently frightening and ominous, the party appealed to the law enforcement agencies to fastly intervene to forestall avoidable chaos and painful tales.
In a media briefing in Benin-City through its State Chairman, Kelly Ogbaloi, the party raised the alarm.
It also asked the law enforcement agencies to immediately complete investigation into pending cases of threat to life, impersonation of the leadership and bring those found culpable, to face the law.
Exco observed that huge signpost have been erected in some locations in the Benin metropolis with the inscription ‘All known APC and PDP members are not welcome in Labour Party’ and wish to say that both inscription and the signboard should be disregarded by the public as they are no properties of Labour Party.
Those behind these acts of impersonation, the abuse of the Party Logo and Colour are faceless and unscrupulous individuals whose intents is to swindle the unsuspecting public.
Labour Party is an embodiment of integrity and open to everyone without restrictions therefore, does not have any segment of it referred to as “Labour Party Integrity Movement” it stated.
“We totally disassociates from this kind of movement and asked the public to be weary of it.”
Continuing, the party said: “The State exco took notice of the terse publication by Dr. Isaiah Osifo where he spoke in derogation of the humble, intelligent and compassionate National Chairman of Labour Party, Comrade Barr. Julius Abure and condemn it entirely.
“It sounds silly to the headship of Labour Party in Edo State. Exco found it unthinkable that an academia of a supposed high repute in the structure of Dr. Isaiah Osifo, could create himself meddlesome in matters that are internal to a political party for want of what to eat.
“That Dr. Isaiah Osifo, now seemingly extinguished politically notwithstanding, should have refrained from misleading himself to the political dustbin.
“When the records were checked, it was concrete that Dr. Isaiah Osifo is still a member of PDP. His concerns therefore in what happens in the internal affairs of Labour Party is what disturbs our membership.
“In his confusion, he failed to manage his business approach to everything he does including politics and did not remember he is still a member of PDP especially when he unreasonably make case for the APC.
“No doubt therefore that there has always been criminal exchanges between the APC and the PDP, hence the current condition of the Nigerian state today.
“While, exco recommends Dr. Isaiah Osifo to his political party (PDP) to be punished for anti-party activities, we advise him to stop at the point he is to avoid dire consequences that could be precipitated by his inordinate desires to reap from where he did not sow.”
Further; the Party reaffirmed its confidence in the National leadership by Comrade Barr. Julius Abure.
As it declared: “Edo State Executive Council and members dissociates itself from the purported NEC held in Bauchi by the renegades, Apapa Lamidi and his gang.
“Exco further states that all decisions reached there are illegal, total nullity and of no effects whatsoever. Therefore, it should be disregarded by all.
Appreciating all its supporters in their roles in the last elections, the Party urged them to continue with their resolve of enthroning a sensitive government in Nigeria.
Hence, Support group members who are yet to be full members of Labour Party should please obtain their membership card, it said.
Adding, “we however admonish support groups issuing statements on behalf of Labour Party without clearance from the leadership, should stop forthwith.”
Efforts to however reach Isaiah Osifo for reaction as at the time of filing this story on Thursday, was not successful.
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