Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has been suspended with immediate effect.
The suspension, dated May 14, 2024, and ratified on May 15, 2024, was confirmed during a meeting of the state executive committee on Friday night in Benin.
The suspension letter, signed by Ward Chairman Thompson Ehiguese and Ward Secretary Stanley Usiomoh, advised Abure to cease representing himself as a member of the party. “While the suspension is with immediate effect, you are advised to refrain from holding out or parading yourself as a member of Labour Party, Ward 3, Arue, Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State,” the letter stated.
The State Executive Committee, led by Kelly Ogbaloi, endorsed the decisions of the ward and local government committee. Ogbaloi noted that the state executive council had no choice but to support the suspension, which was also ratified by the party’s executive council in Esan North East local government area of the state.
State Deputy Chairman of the party, Patrick Agbontaen, expressed agreement with the suspension, citing numerous allegations of misconduct against Abure.
He stated that the party was fully supportive of the decision to suspend Abure until further notice.
The ratification letter stated: “Here forwarded to you and for your consideration is the ratification of the suspension of Julius Abure from the membership of Ward 3, Arue, Uromi, Esan North East LGA, Edo State.
The LGA Executive met on the 15th of May, 2024, about noon, to consider the matters presented on the suspension and accordingly found them weighty and the suspension ratified and upheld.”
