By Jude Opara, Abuja
Ahead of the November 8 governorship election in Anambra state, the Labour Party on Monday alleged that some loyalists of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) were trying to malign the leadership of the party, as well as deceive members of the public by claiming to be the authentic leaders of the party.
In a statement in Abuja, National Publicity Secretary (NPS) of the party, Obiora Ifoh said one Prof. Theophilus Ndubaku who allegedly claims to be the LP Transition Committee Chairman and some other sacked former members of the party at a press conference in Abuja claimed that the National Chairman of the party, Barr. Julius Abure and some other members of the National Working Committee (NWC) forged documents to authentic their continuous stay in office.
Ifoh further stated that the group have a penchant of engaging in such stunts each time there is a major election coming up.
“First the forensic report and the investigative Police report from the Police have stated clearly that there was no forgery. The file that was forwarded to the Attorney General has since been returned to the Police on the ground that the forensic report exonerated the four persons clearly. Meaning that they have no case to answer and this is to the knowledge of Prof Ndubaku and his Co jesters.
“It is therefore laughable that someone will be giving ultimatum to the Attorney General of the Federation in a case that is not in existence. It is therefore clear that Mr. Ndubaku and his gang are acting in bad fate, using every available opportunity to tarnish the image of the party. Members of the Public has since known them for their rascality.
“Secondly, it is in the public domain that some of these people assiduously and violently working to take over the leadership of the party are not even members of the party, including Ndubaku. The NLC according to the laws that established it has no power to even set up the Political Commission in the first instance. Letters from INEC, Ministry of Labour and other quarters have pointed to this fact”.
According to him, Ndubaku and his acolytes are only trying to use the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra to swindle some unsuspecting people of their hard earned money by claiming to be the leaders of the party. He further alleged that the group equally did the same during the Ondo state governorship election last year.
“We have also noted that Mr. Ndubaku and his cohorts usually wake up from their slumber each time a major election is to hold. Nigerians will recall how in 2024, during the activities leading to the Ondo state governorship election, how Ndubaku and his fellow outlaws cornered some desperate governorship aspirants and fraudulently sold forms to them and promised them the party’s ticket.
“What happened to the millions they deceitfully collected from these aspirants? They are on the match again. The process to the Anambra state governorship election is on going, and they will try to entice some uninformed aspirants. We are using this opportunity to inform Nigerians of the latest political scam being introduced and to be aware of such persons. We are also calling on the security agencies to begin to investigate these men before this kind scam begins to fester”.
The NPS also alleged that the group have been using the official letter head of the Labour Party in their correspondences, vowing that the party will make a formal report to security agencies about their activities.
