Ejiofor said the decision was taken to prevent a leadership
vacuum in the party as the tenure of Abure has come to an end.
But in a statement on Thursday, Obiora Ifoh, national
publicity secretary of the LP, said Abure is still the national chairman of the
party.
Ifoh said the party is not aware of the existence of any
BoT.
He further said Ejiofor is not a recognised member of the
party.
“Labour Party on Wednesday successfully conducted its
national convention in Nnewi Anambra state and Barrister Julius Abure was
elected unanimously and overwhelmingly by over 350 delegates that were in
attendance,” the statement reads.
“Despite this huge success, It came to the leadership of the
party as a huge surprise of a statement trending in the social media
purportedly from one Comrade SOZ Ejiofor on behalf of the Board of Trustees of
the party claiming that he has taken over the leadership of the party.
“First, ever since Ejiofor stepped down as the first
National chairman of the Labour Party over two decades ago, he has neither
attended any meeting or played any noticeable role as a member of the party.
“He is not even known in his ward and has not paid a single
dime as membership dues which qualifies him as a member.
“It is surprising therefore that after he was “visited” by
some leaders of NLC, he suddenly woke up from his slumber.
“The point here is that the Labour Party is not aware of the
existence of any Board of Trustees.
“Enough of all these political muscle flexing, Barrister
Julius Abure has just been elected by the convention for the first time as the
National Chairman of the Labour Party, we urge our detractors to please sheathe
the sword and join us to salvage the nation.
“Labour Party is not
a political association, it is a party subscribed by all Nigerians including
workers, non workers, students amongst others.
“Only people who understand the rules of the party and play
by it such as carrying party cards and paying membership dues can have a say on
the matters of the party.
“Incidentally,
Comrades Ajaero and Ejiofor are not members and will not be allowed to
interfere with the internal matters of the party.”
