The Labour Party, LP, on Wednesday denied the existence of any Board of Trustees, BoT, headed by Comrade SOZ Ejiofor.


The LP, in a statement by National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said Ejiofor, who it said left the party about a decade ago, was briefed and drafted into the struggle by the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, to takeover the party’s leadership.

The party said since Ejiofor stepped down as the first National chairman of the LP over two decades ago, he has not attended any meeting, or played any noticeable role as a member of the party.


The statement said Ejiofor is not even known in his ward and has not paid a single dime as membership dues which qualifies him as a member.

The party re-empahsized the conduct of the just-concluded National Convention that saw the reemergence of Julius Abure as National Chairman.

The statement reads: “The Labour Party, LP, on Wednesday successfully conducted its national convention in Nnewi Anambra state and Barrister Julius Abure was elected unanimously and overwhelmingly by over 350 delegates that were in attendance.


“The attendant list includes the Governor of Abia state, Dr. Alex Otti who was represented by his deputy Ikechukwu Emetu, the Deputy Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon George Ozodinobi who led over 10 members of the National Assembly, the entire members of the Abia state House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Hon. Emmanuel Emeruwa, the Deputy Minority Leader of Imo state House of Assembly, Hon. Clinton Amadi led other of his colleagues in the Imo state House of Assembly, other members of state assembly from Enugu, the entire commissioners and top government officials from Abia state amongst others.

“Despite this huge success, It came to the leadership of the party as a huge surprise of a statement trending in the social media purportedly from one Comrade SOZ Ejiofor on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the party claiming that he has taken over the leadership of the party.

“Amusing as that will sound, but with the greatest respect to the former leader of the party, we sympathise with the Comrade who has since left the political scene more than a decade ago only to be energized, briefed and drafted into this unnecessary tussle by the disgruntled elements in the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC.


“First, ever since Ejiofor stepped down as the first National chairman of the Labour Party over two decades ago, he has neither attended any meeting or played any noticeable role as a member of the party. He is not even known in his ward and has not paid a single dime as membership dues which qualifies him as a member. It is surprising therefore that after he was “visited” by some leaders of NLC, he suddenly woke up from his slumber.

“The point here is that the Labour Party is not aware of the existence of any Board of Trustees. Recall that NLC has continued to propose for the reconstitution of the BoT as well as the convocation of the National Convention.

“Over 90 percent of persons being suggested to form membership of the proposed BoT have since left the party to join other political parties, some even contested various political positions on the platform of other political parties while some others featured prominently in the presidential campaigns of the other political parties even when Labour Party equally featured a candidate in the 2023 general election.”

Penguin2:
Why I’m not bothered by all these shenanigans is that whichever side that wins, Peter Obi is good.

If Abure wins, Obi is good.

If the NLC wins, Obi is good.

That’s why I’m sitting idly by and getting entertained by their roforofo fight while Agbado miscreants are drinking panadol on headache that clearly doesn’t concern them.

This is a people that are supporting a party that has a National Chairman that was caught on camera stuffing stolen funds in his babaringa.

These louts’ equivocation stink🤦

BigkokoRep:
It's better the dragging and contention for leadership is between NLC and Abure than that smelling old man called Apapa... hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Which either side the courts validates, HE Peter Obi is good to go! I strongly advise him not to choose sides. It's unhealthy for a leader to chose side before the court validates.

So let them drag it till 2026.... Because without these internal wrangling, Asiwaju through some of those smelling things will recruit one old werey to do the wrangling!

cjudy:
APC is doing all their best to destabilize LP, last last them go get sense

cjudy:
APC is doing all their best to destabilize LP, last last them go get sense

PriceActionZ:
The silence of Peter Obi on this crisis speaks a lot about his leadership styles coupled with the fact that he refused to attend the so called convention because both of these factions work vigorously for him.
Don't tell me that he is making efforts silently to work on the crisis while the fights are being escalated openly.
This really shows that he can't control the party and they will listen to him. If you allow a crack in your party by big contributors, then you will allow an external party to add fuel to it. Journalist will light it with matches and eventually the house of cards will collapse.
Tinubu may be too powerful, or selfish as you may want to call it, and influencial but one thing you can't take from him is resolving political crisis fast around him especially people that really works for him and are closer to him. Just look at how he subsided rivers crisis at least for now, despite being a opposition party state.
Everything is not me me me alone, the crisis in this labour party is just starting and majority of their elected members will loose their position in the next election because it will be from one legal matters to another, from the chairman to labour leaders next election, to trust issues and so on. They are never ready for the oppositions, they just rode on the hatred for buhari, tinubu and APC to come to frontline. All built on selfish reasons.

Penguin2:
Why I’m not bothered by all these shenanigans is that whichever side that wins, Peter Obi is good.

If Abure wins, Obi is good.

If the NLC wins, Obi is good.

That’s why I’m sitting idly by and getting entertained by their roforofo fight while Agbado miscreants are drinking panadol on headache that clearly doesn’t concern them.

This is a people that are supporting a party that has a National Chairman who was caught on camera stuffing stolen funds in his babaringa.

These louts’ equivocation stink🤦

ObiORBiafra:

No wonder Peter Obi said he takes advice from mad men. So everything is all about Peter Obi? Doesn't matter if the party collapse? Doesn't matter if the little structure he has is shattered? There'll be no party or member for Peter Obi to use in 2027 if they fight till 2026. 8 House of rep members recently decamped.

Your Pitobi lacks leadership skills, he needs NLC, he needs Abure. Ajaero became enemy of the people because he publicly endorse Pitobi. You have Edo obidients because of Abure and Edo is Obi's strongest base outside SE?

Think and be objective. Zobu zobu never helped anyone

Penguin2:
Why I’m not bothered by all these shenanigans is that whichever side that wins, Peter Obi is good.

If Abure wins, Obi is good.

If the NLC wins, Obi is good.

RecentHistory:


This is exactly Obi did when Ojukwu was dying. He refused to help the old man until he heard that Mike Adenuga had paid for an air ambulance to fly Ojukwu out for treatment. This Agulu fool was busy doing houseboy work for PDP in Abuja.

Don't also forget that he repeated this nonsense when APGA was having crises. He eventually lost out of APGA.

Obi is very short-sighted, selfish and dumb.

BigkokoRep:
HE Peter Obi is not your mainstream Nigerian politicians that depends of structure of criminality.... If it gets messy HE will just pack he bags and move on..... As a true grassroot leader, his followers will move as well.
That's why we have an Obidients Movement, not LP movement.

These una IQ truly dey lower than that of a domestic donkey!

chopnaira:

He swore with the bible (3 times) to Ojukwu that he would never leave APGA. He went on a podium to tell APGA supporters that he would never leave the party. Well, we all know what happened after. A man without honour. He could have built the party to national status by using it as a bargaining chip like like CPC and ACN.