Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has called for the arrest of embattledLabour Party National Chairman, Julius Abure, accusing him of impersonation and undermining judicial authority following the recent judgment of the Supreme Court.
Reacting to the announcement of his “suspension” by Abure, Governor Otti described the move as “a desperate act by a clown in search of a crown.”
In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, Otti asserted that the Supreme Court had definitively ruled that Abure is no longer the party’s National Chairman.
He urged the Inspector General of Police to arrest Abure and called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to fully implement the apex court’s judgment to preserve the rule of law and protect Nigeria’s democracy.
The statement issued by Abure and his gang of comedians is not only a joke taken too far, but also an affront to democracy by a group of inconsequential irritants desperate to exploit Governor Otti’s name to further their selfish economic agenda,” the statement read.
Ekeoma said the Supreme Court ruling, which affirmed the installation of a National Caretaker Committee led by Senator Nenadi Usman in line with the Labour Party’s constitution, stripped Abure of any authority to act on behalf of the party.
He alleged that Abure rushed to announce Otti’s suspension only hours after being summoned by the Caretaker Committee to answer charges of gross misconduct, including allegations of financial misappropriation, impersonation, and anti-party activities.
We urge Nigerians to disregard Abure’s laughable claims and continue to see him and his co-conspirators as a troupe of clowns desperately seeking a crown they do not deserve,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, refuted widespread media reports claiming it had recognised Abure as Labour Party Chairman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party.
INEC, in a statement released Thursday, described the reports as “false and misleading,” clarifying that no official recognition had been granted to any individual in the ongoing leadership disputes within either party.
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