Despite the litany of accusations of fund misappropriation and forgery leveled against him, Julius Abure, the Labour Party chairman has been re-elected for another four years to pilot the affairs of the party. This is also coming on the heels of protests by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, against the holding of the national convention and the call by the association of veteran Labour union leaders for the resignation of Abure as the chairman of the party.
The Chairman of the National Convention and Deputy Governor of Abia State, Mr. Ikechukwu Emetu declared him the winner during the party’s national convention that was held on Wednesday in Nnewi, Anambra State.
Abure’s emergence as Labour Party National Chairman is without the support of Obidients who constitute the fulcrum of Peter Obi’s support in the 2023 presidential election.
Although the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general elections, Peter Obi has restrained from commenting publicly on the crisis rocking the party, sources however said he is not in solidarity with Abure who has been locked in a controversy over campaign funds mismanagement as alleged by the now suspended Labour Party national treasurer, Oluchi Oparah, who accused the national chairman of misappropriating N3.5 billion.
