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The Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) has dismissed threats of a leadership takeover by a group of members led by Comrade SOZ Ejiofor, purportedly acting for the LP’s Board of Trustees.
National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Obiora Ifoh, said in a statement in Abuja on Thursday that the party wasn’t aware of the existence of a BoT because the body was yet to be constituted.
According to him, the Labour Party on Wednesday successfully conducted its national convention in Nnewi, Anambra State, and Barrister Julius Abure was unanimously elected by over 350 delegates that were in attendance.
He said, “The attendance 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 the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Clinton Amadi; other of his colleagues in the Imo State House of Assembly; other members of the state assembly from Enugu; the entire members of the Abia State, amongst others.
