The Labour Party faction led by Senator Nenadi Usman and loyal to its 2023 Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has strongly criticised the suspended National Chairman, Julius Abure, following the circulation of a viral photograph showing him in the company of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
In a statement issued on Sunday by Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser (Media) to the Acting National Chairman, the faction described the image as confirmation of long-standing suspicions regarding Abure’s true political allegiance.
“While Mr. Peter Obi is diligently focused on addressing critical national issues, and Senator Nenadi Usman is attending high-level meetings abroad with his full consent—both working in the supreme interest of the Labour Party and the Nigerian people—Barr. Julius Abure, the suspended former national chairman, is busy hobnobbing with the very forces that are hell-bent on annihilating the party.
“Instead of standing with the people, Abure is seen wining and dining with the sponsors of oppression, tyranny, and electoral malpractice.
“His actions lend further credence to our long-held position: that Julius Abure is not just unfit for leadership, but a willing tool in the hands of external forces bent on destabilising the Labour Party from within”, the faction said.
The statement went on to accuse Abure of absenteeism during critical periods in the party’s development, asserting that he consistently failed to provide leadership when it was most needed.
“He went completely missing at critical times when the party required leadership, unity, vision, and strategic grassroots mobilisation.
“His dereliction of duty, compounded by his ongoing fraternisation with political adversaries of the New Nigeria vision, earned him suspension from the party. His constant romance with these outside forces raises a fundamental question: Whose agenda is Julius Abure truly serving?” he queried.
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The faction warned that the future of the Labour Party must not be jeopardised by individuals pursuing personal gain at the expense of its core mission.
“It must not, and will not, be left in the hands of crooked individuals who trade its soul for personal gain, while others continue to make sacrifices for a better, fairer, and more just Nigeria,” the statement concluded.
