Labour Party Lists New Abia Caretaker Committee, Dissolves State Working Committee.

The Labour Party has announced the dissolution of the Abia State Interim Leadership Committee SWC and subsequent constituition of a caretaker committee to Oversee the affairs of the party in the State.

The sack of the Abia SWC was contained in a letter addressed to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, by the Julius Abure-led faction, and dated Monday October 14, 2024 .

The letter jointly signed by Abure and the factional National Secretary, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, also contained notification of the appointment of a-15 member Caretaker Committee headed by Prince G. O. Ndubueze to run the affairs of the Party.

The Julius Abure NWC states that the appointment of the Interim Committee for the State takes immediate effect.

According to the Abure-led NWC, the newly appointed Caretaker Committee will be in place pending a state congress which shall produce substantive leadership for the party in the State.

“In exercise of the power bestowed upon by the Labour Party Constitution ,Article 13 ,3,B ,vi, to dissolve and reconstitute State Executive Council/State Working Committee where necessary, pending the next state Congress, the National Working Committee hereby dissolves and appoints a Caretaker Committee to pilot the affairs of the party in Abia state”, the letter reads in part.

The Abure group had last week ,submitted a conflicting list to the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission ABSIEC ,a development which prompted the Usman leadership to put up a disclaimer.

The Emma Otti led Abia LP Caretaker Committee, had in a letter cautioned the ABSIEC and the general public about any dealing with the Abure group led by its National Vice Chairman South East Ceekay Igara .

Hon Igara, until the disputed Nnewi Convention was the Chairman of LP in the State even before the 2023 general election.

The two groups had, also, printed and sold expression of interest and nomination forms simultaneously.