LP dissolves Rivers Executive Council for endorsing PDP guber candidate, mismanaging party funds, others

Comrade Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party, has dissolved the State Executive Council of the party in Rivers State due to allegations of gross anti-party activities and mismanagement of party funds. The decision takes immediate effect.

The action according to him is in the overall interest of the Labour Party and the Obidient movement that those who were in charge of the party when the party’s Presidential mandate was openly stolen in Rivers State step aside until full investigation is conducted to know the full extent of their involvement.

“The National Chairman has lost confidence in the ability of the compromised State Executive Council led by Mr Deinye Pepple to lead the campaign for the gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections come March 11th.”

“He urges all Obidients in Rivers State to disregard every comment made by the disgraced State Chairman of the Labour Party, Deinye Pepple, on the election of March 11th and reiterates the full backing of the Labour Party on the candidacy of Comrade Beatrice Itubo of the Labour Party as the next Governor of Rivers State.”

He enjoined all Obidients to come out massively on March 11th to vote for Comrade Beatrice Itubo of Labour Party.”

On Tuesday, March 07, 2023, in Port Harcourt, Dienye Pepple, the Rivers State Chairman of the LP, announced that they have chosen Siminialaye Fubara, the governorship candidate of the PDP, as their preferred candidate.

Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, despite his grievances with the PDP national leaders, has been soliciting support for the party’s governorship candidate, Fubara, and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, saying the state will be safer under them. 

The full statement read:

COMRADE JULIUS ABURE, DISSOLVES THE LABOUR PARTY STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF RIVERS STATE

Comrade Julius Abure has dissolved the Labour Party State Executive Council of Rivers State with immediate effect, for gross anti-party activities and corruption in the management of Labour Party funds.

The National Chairman believes that it’s in the interest of Labour Party and the Obidient movement in Rivers State that those who were at the helm of affairs in Rivers State when our presidential mandate was openly stolen in Rivers State should step aside until full investigation is completed on what happened on that day.

The National Chairman has lost confidence in the ability of the compromised State Executive Council led by Mr Deinye Pepple to lead the campaign for the gubernatorial and … State House of Assembly elections come March 11th.

He urges all Obidients in Rivers State to disregard every comment made by the disgraced State Chairman of the Labour Party, Deinye Pepple, on the election of March 11th and reiterates the full backing of the Labour Party on the candidacy of Comrade Beatrice Itubo of the Labour Party as the next Governor of Rivers State.

He therefore enjoined all Obidients to come out massively on March 11th to vote for Comrade Beatrice Itubo of Labour Party.

Thank you and God bless.