₦airaland Forum

At least two senior members of the governing Labour Party (LP) in Abia have been arrested by heavily armed men who invaded their meeting in a hotel in Aba, ABN TV reports.

The masked men claimed to be acting on orders "from above" without naming who the above are.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCxOPXS_7iE

Those arrested include, the party's Deputy National Chairman, Hon. Ceekay Igara and the acting State Chairman, Prince G. O. Ndubueze.

Our correspondent gathered that Prince Ndubueze was forcefully whisked away in an unmarked vehicle, a situation that has since raised concerns.

In response, Labour Party members attending the meeting erupted into solidarity chants, condemning the actions as "anti-people" and decrying the situation in their state.

Protesting the action of the police, over 500 members of the party marched with Ndubueze to the Aba Area police command.

In a short interview with Vour correspondent, Ndubueze said he would not bow to intimidation from Governor Alex Otti who he accused of seeking to impose chairmanship and councillorship candidates in the November 2 local government election.

“I didn't get any warrant of arrest from anywhere. I don’t even know whether they are policemen, but as law abiding citizen, I’m going with the police. But I will never bow to intimidation from Gov. Alex Otti. We won’t allow him to impose candidates in this local government election.

“This is a governor who came to power through a legitimate election, but wants to impose candidates. The Labour Party in Abia state won’t tolerate imposition.”

This development comes amidst internal party restructuring.

Emmanuel Nweze Otti was recently inaugurated as acting chairman, replacing Ceekay Igara, who was elevated to National Vice Chairman, South East.

Governor Alex Otti had months ago held a convention where an interim leadership of the party was named.

This was however voided as the court only recognised Julius Abure as the authentic national chairman of the party.

The party has also been having internal wranglings ahead of the November local government election.

Source: https://abntv.com.ng/news/masked-men-invade-lp-stakeholders-meeting-in-aba-whisk-away-key-figures/

And the party members present couldn't stop them ? Mteeeew very unserious and unpatriotic people full that labour party, only good at lamenting

Key Figures are now with Keyholders

Obiscopoli.

Tinubu lost in Rivers and will lose in Abia too

Toh

yyba:
And the party members present couldn't stop them ? Mteeeew very unserious and unpatriotic people full that labour party, only good at lamenting

How do unarmed people stop armed people?

The masked men are probably the police, but the way they have been portrayed as "masked men" is sensational and misleading.

gidgiddy:
How do unarmed people stop armed people?

Why complaining?
What you promote is what you will get....

Anither563:
The masked men are probably the police, but the way they have been portrayed as "masked men" is sensational and misleading.

They are not police. They are the lawless gun men and terrorists roaming all through the East killing people every Monday to enforce a demented sit at home policy.
The monsters you made and have surreptitiously supported are coming home to roost.
Sooner than later,no Easterner will be able to visit and invest in their homeland due to these gangs.

This is normal nigerian plotlitics

LP members are experiencing the APC treatment.

Just one state and they are showing their tyrannical disposition.

Imagine that Comrade Obi in his Mao outfit won the elections, the likes of James Nwafor woukd have resurfaced .

Newsmills:
This is normal nigerian plotlitics

It's now normal thing because it's obviously coming from the LP govt in Abia.

You see your life.

Anither563:
The masked men are probably the police, but the way they have been portrayed as "masked men" is sensational and misleading.

Why avoid the fact that the LP faction that had their members whisked away fingered Alex Otti as the one behind the abduction ?

Why?

LP, the party of confusion and misdirection

GBTYO:
It's now normal thing because it's obviously coming from the LP govt in Abia.

You see your life.

I don't understand you.Read my post with understanding,everybody is crying for good governance at the local level so i don't support illegality.Thanks

I suspect Tinubù and APC 🤔🤔🤔

This is a clear case of factional battle within the Labour Party.

They should sort out their internal issues and stop dragging the name of the party into the mud.

Here be like enitona Hotel for aba

yyba:
And the party members present couldn't stop them ? Mteeeew very unserious and unpatriotic people full that labour party, only good at lamenting

so if you are ther you will stoo them infornt of guns hmmmmm

yyba:
And the party members present couldn't stop them ? Mteeeew very unserious and unpatriotic people full that labour party, only good at lamenting

So if na you ,you will stop them bah?

Politics with bitterness.

God help us in this country o

The arrest is normal and just to Obidients if it is coming from Alex Otti. They will defend their own on the issue they criticise others for, it is in the same spirit, they killed all other regions political gladiators and saved their own in the first coup.

Na Fulani again?

GBTYO:
Why avoid the fact that the LP faction that had their members whisked away fingered Alex Otti as the one behind the abduction ?

Why?

That's who they are. Nigeria first coup exposed a lot of things about them.

confusedlady:
They are not police. They are the lawless gun men and terrorists roaming all through the East killing people every Monday to enforce a demented sit at home policy.
The monsters you made and have surreptitiously supported are coming home to roost.
Sooner than later,no Easterner will be able to visit and invest in their homeland for due to these gangs.

They're the police, quit spewing bullshit. And easterners are living and investing in their homeland so I don't understand why you lots try to make it seem no easterner lives in the east. In fact, majority of migrations to Lagos are from people from the SW

How many percentage of migrations to the Lagos do u see frm d SE here?