Julius Abure’s faction of the Labour Party has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is specifically punishing the party because of its defense of its Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, and Abia Governor, Alex Otti, during the 2023 elections.
Speaking through the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, at a press conference held at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, Abure expressed deep frustration with both Obi and Otti.
He accused them of betraying the Labour Party’s core principles by aligning themselves with INEC, the very body accused of undermining the will of the people during the election.
The party raised concerns about a recent INEC counter-affidavit, which questioned the validity of the Labour Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and refused to recognize the outcome of the party’s March 2024 National Convention, which saw the re-election of Abure as chairman.
According to Ifoh, Obi and Otti convened a…