Onyekachi Eze 
The Labour Party National Transition Committee (LP-NTC) has alleged that Julius Abure-led faction of the party is planning another national convention to seek to legitimise his leadership.
Abure was last July, walked out of a consultative meeting the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) holds every quarter with chairmen and secretaries of registered political parties.
LP-NTC Chairman Comrade Abdulwahed Omar, said in a statement that Abure is seeking to “conduct a second convention in five months instead of the statutory four years circle,” to legitimise his leadership.
Some members of the party had in March this year, held an elective national convention in Nnewi, Anambra State where Abure and other members of his National Working Committee (NWC) were said to have been re-elected.
The LP-NTC alleged that Abure has called for Labour Party membership registration and validation exercise towards holding congresses and national convention in the name of party.
Omar who said Abure has been suspended from the party, warned Labour Party stakeholders to be wary of Abure’s planned convention, which he said, is going to ridicule the party after INEC and leaders of the party including Mr. Peter Obi, have condemned and rejected the Nnewi convention.
He stated that INEC is religiously enforcing the rejection of Abure as National Chairman of Labour Party, alleging that Edo State INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Anugbum Onuoha, handed the register of voters and other sensitive election information meant for the September 21 governorship election in the state, to party’s candidate, Olumide Akpata, instead of Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie, who Abure appointed party chairman in Edo State.
