Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has dismissed stories of his suspension from the Labour Party by Julius Abure, describing the transfer as a theatrical show by somebody looking for relevance.
In a strongly worded assertion on Wednesday, Could 7, Otti, by means of his Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, insisted that Abure not holds the place of nationwide chairman, citing a Supreme Court docket ruling.
“The eye of Governor Alex Otti has been drawn to the information of his purported suspension alongside different eminent leaders of the Labour Party from the occasion by the previous nationwide chairman of the occasion, Julius Abure,” Ekeoma mentioned.
He went on to explain the motion as “a joke taken too far” and “an affront on democracy by a bunch of inconsequential irritants who’re determined to make use of Gov. Otti’s title to advance their self-serving {economic} agenda.”
Ekeoma burdened that the Supreme Court docket had “rightly and unambiguously said that Julius Abure is not the nationwide chairman of Labour Party,” including that the choice aligns with the occasion’s structure and led to the formation of the Senator Nenadi Usman-led Nationwide Caretaker Committee.
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He accused Abure of trying to divert consideration from severe allegations levelled in opposition to him.
“Simply few hours after being summoned by a committee arrange by the Senator Nenadi Usman-led Nationwide Caretaker Committee to return and reply to allegations of gross misconduct bordering on {financial} misappropriation, impersonation and anti-party actions levelled in opposition to him, Abure determined to be good by half by speeding to the press to announce the purported suspension of Gov. Otti and different eminent members of the occasion,” the assertion learn.
Governor Otti known as on the Inspector General of Police to arrest Abure for impersonation, whereas additionally urging the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) to implement the Supreme Court docket ruling.
“We enjoin Nigerians to ignore Abure’s laughable assertion and proceed to see him and his co-conspirators as a bunch of clowns in determined search of a crown they don’t deserve,” Ekeoma concluded.
