The LP chairman enjoined all Obidients in Rivers to come out massively on March 11 to vote for Itubo.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Labour Party (LP) has dissolved the executive council of its Rivers State chapter after it dumped its governorship candidate, Beatrice Itubo, and endorsed Siminialayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
LP National Chairman, Abure Julius, stated this in a release on Tuesday, noting that the action was taken due to what he described as gross anti-party activities and corruption in the management of Labour Party funds.
He also noted that the LP’s leadership has lost confidence in the ability of the compromised State Executive Council led by Deinye Pepple to lead the campaign for the Rivers governorship and State House of Assembly elections come March 11.
The statement reads, “Comrade Julius Abure has DISSOLVED the Labour Party State Executive Council of Rivers State with immediate effect, for gross anti-party activities and corruption in the management of Labour Party funds.
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“The National Chairman believes that it’s in the interest of Labour Party and the Obidient movement in Rivers State that those who were at the helm of affairs in Rivers State when our presidential mandate was openly stolen in Rivers State should step aside until full investigation is completed on what happened on that day.
“The National Chairman has lost confidence in the ability of the compromised State Executive Council led by Mr Deinye Pepple to lead the campaign for the gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections come March 11th.
“He urges all Obidients in Rivers State to disregard every comment made by the disgraced State Chairman of the Labour Party, Deinye Pepple, on the election of March 11th and reiterates the full backing of the Labour Party on the candidacy of Comrade Beatrice Itubo of the Labour Party as the next Governor of Rivers State.”
The LP chairman enjoined all Obidients in Rivers to come out massively on March 11 to vote for Itubo.