Rising from its National Executive Council meeting, which was held in Bauchi on Wednesday, the Labour Party (LP), has distanced itself from the call for an interim government, describing such a call as a treasonable act and charged security agencies to treat any of its members found engaging in such act as enemies of democracy.
The call was contained in the communiqué issued after the NEC meeting, which was held at the Sulgad Hotel, Bauchi, read to newsmen by the Publicity Secretary, Arabambi Abayomi, and signed by the party’s acting National Chairman and acting National Secretary, Bashiru Apampa and Saleh Lawal, respectively.
The communiqué further stated that the meeting forgave the Party’s presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed; the Abia State governor-elect, Alex Otti and all the party’s national and state Assemblies members-elect for attending what it termed, the illegal NEC meeting convened by the suspended national chairman of the party, Julius Abure.
It added that while the NEC in session suspended five of its National Working Committee (NWC) members over contempt of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) restraining, by participating in the illegal NEC meeting convened by Abure in Asaba.
It further recommended the affected members to disciplinary committees to try them for fraudulent and anti-party activities over the illegal, null and voided gubernatorial primaries in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states conducted on 15th April, 2023 as directed by Abure and suspended national secretary, Umar Farouk Ibrahim.
The NWC listed for suspension Prince Kennedy Ahanotu; Comrade Mrs. Ladi Illiya; Dr. Ayo Olorunfemi; Chief Innocent Okeke Agumba, and Mrs. Dudu Manuga.
The NEC meeting reassured Nigerians that when LP takes over the country’s leadership after the presidential election petition tribunal mandate recovery, it would change the ugly narratives Nigerians face to the best ones.
