JUST IN: LP suspends national chairman Abure for alleged anti-party activities

Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has been suspended.

A letter of suspension dated May 14, 2024, and another on May 15, 2024, were approved at a meeting of the state executive committee on Friday night in Benin.

The letter stated that the suspension was with immediate effect.

It advised the former chairman to stop holding out or parading himself as a member of the party.

The letter of suspension was signed by Thompson Ehiguese, the Ward Chairman, and Ward Secretary, Stanley Usiomoh.

The letter said in part, “While the suspension is with immediate effect, you are advised to refrain from holding out or parading yourself as a member of Labour Party, Ward 3, Arue, Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State.”

The Kelly Ogbaloi-led State Executive Committee led by endorsed the decisions of the ward and local government committee of the party on Friday.

Ogbaloi said that the state executive council had no choice but to confirm the suspension, which was also ratified by the party’s executive council in Esan North East local government area of the state.

Also, Mr. Patrick Agbontaen, the state deputy chairman of the party, said the party was fed up with the series of allegations of misdemeanour against Abure and wasentirelyy in agreement with the decision to suspend him until further notice.

“Here forwarded to you and for your consideration is the ratification of the suspension of Julius Abure from the membership of Ward 3, Arue, Uromi, Ean North East LGA, Edo State.

“The LGA Executive met on 15th of May, 2024, about noon, to consider the matters presented on the suspension and accordingly found them weighty and the suspension ratified and upheld,” the ratification letter reads.