By Christiana Ekpa
The National Working Committee (NWC) of Labour Party (LP) has dissolved the party’s State Executive Council in Rivers with immediate effect, over alleged gross anti-party activities and corruption in the management of Labour Party funds.
In a statement issued yesterday by the National chairman of the party, Julius Abure, LP said the NWC, arising from an emergency meeting in Abuja, believed that it is 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 the party’s presidential mandate was openly stolen in the State should step aside until full investigation on what happened on that day is completed.
“The National Working Committee 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.
“The National Working Committee 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 National Working Committee therefore enjoins all Obidients to come out massively on March 11th to vote for Comrade Beatrice Itubo of Labour Party”, the party said in the statement signed by its National chairman, Julius Abure.
